Re: sand vs gravel

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

I've heard of people separting sand from gravel using fiberglass window
screening. I don't know how well it works.

Mike Wise

IDMiamiBob@aol.com wrote:

> Jason writes:
>
> > What you could do is put your BB gravel for the bottom two inches and
> >  just have an inch or so of sand on top of that.  That way the plants
> >  roots aren't too compact and your apistos can be happy too.
>
> Good in theory, but you'd be amazed at how fast the sand will work its way
> down into the gravel, especially if you get some Malaysian snails in there.
>
> Bob Dixon
>
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