heavily planted tanks and cleaning

[Proteus]

Store Name = Flower Power
Locations = Throughout NSW

http://www.flowerpower.com.au/locations.html

[Mattzilla]

hey proteus....do you have to clean the stones before putting them into your tank??? like boil them or something????

[Proteus]

I just rinse them, and give them a scrub

They are all inert, so they wont affect the water chemistry, and they have a good range just down the road (Taren Point).

[kalebjarrod]

Flower Power are a chain of retail nurserys over sydney

i think they have outlets in

taren point
warriewood
glenhaven
prospect
Bonds? is that a surburb or not?


and there are a couple of others i can't think of

[goldenpigeon]

hey proteus is that filter sand good for growing plants in? is it an ideal substrate?

[Proteus]

My plants thrive... and I only ever use root tabs for ferts, once every 6 months or so.

[Fishpimpin73]

All I ever do to "clean" my planteds is run the vac above the gravel.

Thousands of MTS workers are there to keep things turned and help prevent anaerobic spots

I have been thinking of mixing Eco Complete and Pool Sand for my next planted venture.

[kalebjarrod]

thats is what i want to do too pimp!

but eco complete is a little harder to find in oz

i used a clay based kitty litter in my last tank covered with pool sand

[Proteus]

I have been told by several reputable people that clay based kitty litter is one of the best planted substrates around, just need something on top to keep it in place... and like the sand, it is inert as well...

[kalebjarrod]

it has worked well but again is void of any fert unlike ecocomplete

so it does retain an excellent cation exchange capacity, just doesn't have anything to exchange