Re: sand vs gravel

["Walter McCree" <wmccree@usa.net>]

Sounds like a great idea to me.  Are you mixing gravel to sand at a 50/50
ratio or is it just to personal preference.  I am also having problems with
the plants in the "converted" tanks.

Thanks,
Walter
----- Original Message -----
From: Doug Brown <debrown@kodak.com>
To: <apisto@admin.listbox.com>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 1999 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: sand vs gravel


> Here's my testimonial. I switched to almost all sand over the past year as
> a result of this list and have been pretty happy with it. It's easy to
> clean (just vacuum the top) and the apistos obviously like it. But I too
> have mostly power filters and the sand does eventually get in there,
> especially with smaller tanks. Also, I noticed my plants weren't doing as
> well. I have one tank with that small BB sized gravel that I treated just
> like all my other tanks and the plants are growing out the lid in it! So I
> have converted half my tanks back to the little gravel (with the larger
> black gravel mixed in to get it darker) and we'll see how it goes.
>
> >John,
> >I was also concerned about this when I read a similar thread a few months
> >ago.  I decided to try sand in 4 tanks.  Two and a half months later
> >everything is still running great.  I only wish the sand was a shade
darker.
> >Just my experience.
> >Walt
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