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Re: flourite
- To: <Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com>
- Subject: Re: flourite
- From: Thomas Barr <tcbiii at earthlink_net>
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 09:55:49 -0700
- In-Reply-To: <200105230748.DAA23258 at actwin_com>
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> Hi,
>
> I'm thinking of setting up tank with a Flourite only substrate. I thought I
> had read at one point it was harder to grow carpet plants with Flourite
> because of the size. Could anyone comment on this. What I want is a huge
> carpet of E. tellenus and hairgrass. Would sand be a better substrate with
> some soil underneath?
>
> Thanks
>
> Michael
Not at all. Carpet plants are easier, not harder. Flourite does super with
hairgrass/chain swords/gloss.... you name it. I was worried at first too.
Having many years of comparisons proved the opposite actually. The only
addition to flourite one might consider is some peat.
Regards,
Tom Barr