Re: vermiculite, laterite and $$$

• To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
• Subject: Re: vermiculite, laterite and $$$
• From: George Booth <booth at hpmtlgb1_lvld.hp.com>
• Date: Thu, 31 Aug 1995 08:48:46 -0600
• In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 31 Aug 1995 03:39:09 EDT." <199508310739.DAA29507 at looney_actwin.com>

> From: nfrank at nando_net (Neil Frank)
> 
> BTW, I tried vermiculite not as a sponge to soak up nutrients, but as
> a substrate "conditioner," just like it is used in house plants - to
> open up the soil and keep it from compacting.  I mixed the vermiculite
> with sand and peat in the lower half and used clean sand in the upper
> half. I wanted to create an O2 deficient environment. The
> vermiculite/soil tank is getting torn down this weekend.  Maybe I will
> try artificial circulation!

Arrgh!  You came *that* close to telling us something we all want to
know - why are you tearing down the vermiculite tank?

George

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