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RE: Water Lily Problems



I'd like to thank all of you that responded to my inquiries about the milky 
white water/bad smell developing in my tank containing the water lillies 
I'm starting off this spring. I took the advice of each message and did the 
following.

First off, the smell got SO bad I had to take the tank down completely. My 
wife and I then repotted ALL the lillies in fresh plain soil with NO 
BONEMEAL. The suggestions/explanations some of you gave made perfect sense. 
(ie bonemeal being an animal byproduct - crushed bones - was composting in 
the tank and feeding the bacteria present in any tank).

We then made the sand layer on top of each pot a bit thicker.

To prove the bonemeal was the problem, I placed a tablespoon of bonemeal 
into a large coffee tin of water and let it stand for a few days. The 
results proved the bonemeal was the problem. By the 3-4th day, the coffee 
tin was cloudy, smelly, and was getting the slimy flim on the top I 
mentioned in the other message.

As for the lillies, they went into a freshly sterilized tank with fresh 
water etc, and are coming along beautifully now. (yep, even the algae is 
starting, which to me is a sign the water quality is much better.) Each pot 
now has a few sprouts and leaves. AND the tank smells like a healthy tank 
if you know what I mean.

Conclusion: we'll never use bonemeal again.

Thanks again everyone!

p.s. I've been reading references to SAE's in this list. Could someone tell 
me what a SAE is (what is stands for)?!?

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