Re: [Killietalk] RE:Sand, green sand

["David Wood" <cynodave49 at ntlworld_com>]

About 15  years ago, I was playing with different sands,  the finest of 
which was "silver sand" used for building work and  as a filler in between 
paving slabs. It packs very firmly, so I mixed in some peat to help break it 
up.
Result: a very messy tank, absolutely useless for killie breeding. On the 
plus side I placed some kuhli loaches in the tank (7 or 8 if memory serves) 
and maintained the set up by feeding the beasties and doing occasional water 
changes using rain-water.Over the next 3 years I removed at least 50 khulis 
from the tank.....never saw them spawn though.
Yes, I know it's irrelevant, but I never bred them again although I tried 
several times.
Dave Wood
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Anderson" <killiman at iquest_net>
To: <Diapteron at hawaii_rr.com>; "killifish discussion list" 
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Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 7:21 PM
Subject: RE: [Killietalk] RE:Sand, green sand


> The sand was fine white silica masonry sand.
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> Al Anderson
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> I recall, that it was sandbalsting sand that was used for spawning and a
> fine meash net to strain the eggs out.  The sand would pass through the 
> net
> and leave the eggs behind as per Lee's fine size data for eggs will show.
>
>
> As green sand goes.  In Hawaii it could be a differnt thing.  we have a
> green sand beach.  Composed of olivine (potassium oxide? silicate?).  I
> recall the other green sand being used as a soil ammendment for adding a
> slow release potassium (pot ash).  Could it be a similar material only a
> much finer grade material?
>
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