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brtaylor2000 Enthusiast Posts: 193 Kudos: 154 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-Sep-2004	can somebody give me some good links to site talking about keeping sand bottom tanks. Even if its a link to somewhere on this forum I just to make sure I know what im getting myself into
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, Choose this site: http://home.infinet.net/teban/substrat.htm From this site I quote: Sand - very similar in properties to gravel. Used alone in a substrate it does not have any fertilty or iron. As a top layer it makes planting stem plants difficult because the particles are not heavy enough to hold a buoyant cutting in place. Sand is very good for mixing with other materials such as peat or vermiculite to increase their density and reduce their tendency to float up when uprooting plants. It can be with a small amount of micronized iron or other source of trace minerals. It could also be mixed with organic materials such as compost, peat or earthworm castings to reduce their fertility and oxygen demand. layers of sand or gravel are not very effective for sealing nutrients into the substrate. Nutrients are still able to diffuse through sand at a high enough rate to cause problems with algae if you have too much decomposable material or fertilizers in the substrate. ENDQuote There are many sites on the use of sand in aquariums. Do a search on aquarium sand, sand substrate, etc. Grab a cup of coffee, or whatever, sit back and read. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26


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