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Re: [GSAS-Member] Soilmaster Select
what about asking a garden center to order some?
Susan
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From: pwallace@u.washington.edu
> Alfred:
>
> The short answer: A soil amendment offered by Lesco
> http://www.lesco.com/?PageID=27&ItemNumber=083365
>
> The long answer: The grail for planted tank keepers is well, anything cheap.
> Now substrate is a double problem as it is heavy (expensive to ship) and a
> good
> quantity is needed (up to 4"). So over the years as documented at thekrib.com
> people have tried almost anything. While there are successes, sand can
> compact,
> kitty litter goes soggy, and soil gets dirty. For this reason many are
> "advanced" as great harm can occur. For the most part "non-advanced" cheap
> things are lapis-luster (coarse sand?), sand blasting grit, and pond products
> (several are like fluorite, only lighter!).
>
> So the newest entry is soilmaster to which is currently very popular at
> theplantedtank.net and the APD mailing list. Basically, it is a fractured
> clay
> product (like fluorite) available in red and "charcoal". If you live near a
> Lesco distributor, they will ship for free for local pickup. Now we are
> talking
> ~$15 for 50 pounds! However there is not a Lesco within 600 miles and my
> needs
> are < a flat (1 ton) so I stopped looking.
>
> http://www.geocities.com/jhoetzl/tank/substrates/substratechallenge.htm
>
> The newest Firefox broke the spell checker :(
>
>
> On Wed, 15 Feb 2006, carrera206 wrote:
>
> > Auction was great fun. Great job everyone!
> >
> > Does anyone know of a good source for Soilmaster Select grey? Also any
> > thoughts on effectiveness and messiness?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.,
> >
> > Alfred
> >
> >
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