My water as slightly alkaline and lighting could be better. So lfs has taken this in to account for this tank setup. Then when iv got one tank working i can improve the main tank.
Its starting from basics to suit my environment.
cheers phil
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> I love Eco Compete also. Â The clay will break down much faster and need to be replaced. Â I've found its really all about your water pH and the lighting.Â
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> Donna
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> >________________________________
> > From: Larry Blanchard
> >ve plants substrate
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> >Â
> >On 02/23/2013 01:31 PM, Saxphil wrote:
> >> I have had poor results with plants, so starting afresh. Substrat?
> >> depth of gravei. Fullers earth or commonly known as non clumping clay
> >> cat litter?. Garden soil, growbag compast?
> >
> >I've tried a lot of different stuff for plants, mostly to save money.
> >But if you can afford it, I've had the best luck with EcoComplete.
> >Second was planting mix covered with gravel.
> >
> >But your poor results may be for other reasons. Some have reported
> >problems from using softened water, for example. And some plants show a
> >definite preference for hard or soft water, low or high PH, and so on.
> >If you go to:
> >
> >http://www.tropica.com/en/home.aspx
> >
> >and then to "plants from a-z" you can click on any of the thumbnails to
> >get more info on the plant. They used to give even more data - sorry to
> >see them change.
> >
> >Larry B
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