Re: [AGA-Member] Substrate question?

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

Sure.

I'd also consider plain gravel (not the epoxy-coated stuff,
which I personally don't care for); plain gravel with some
laterite; coarse sand (about 3mm); a hardened clay gravel
or other highly porous gravel; any of the above with or
without peat or other organic additives.

Once the tank has been up and running for a while, the
accumulation of detritus and the use of trace mix will
matter more than whatever supplements you use.

Scott H.
--- richard goodkind <goodk001@tc.umn.edu> wrote:

> Richard wrote,
>      Would you consider-using peat moss in combination
> with coconut  
> bark and laterite as a substrate for a plant tank as a
> substitute for  
> let's say Eco-Complete(Carib Sea)?  I would  appreciate
> hearing a  
> member's experience on this subject.  Thanks in advance
> for your answer!
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