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Re: [GSAS-Member] Keeping Groundcover Plants in the Substrate
It's a pool grit. It's available at pool supply places, if you do a
search on 3m's website, there are 2 places "locally" that carry it. I
got mine at a place in Mukilteo for $25 for a 50lb bag, they were very
nice and have fairly decent hours. There's a place in South Seattle
that also apparently carries it, but I emailed them and never heard
back, so I'm not sure. The colorquartz is good because of the
homogenous grain size/shape(round, good for sand sifters/diggers) and
because it's available in pretty much any color under the sun. There
are some closeups of mine in the May edition of the newsletter. :)
On May 1, 2008, at 9:41 PM, Susan Welenofsky wrote:
> Do you get that at the hardware store? I was thinking of trying to
> the sand
> "river" effect.
>
> Susan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Laurel Larsen
> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 1:32 PM
> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Keeping Groundcover Plants in the Substrate
>
> I don't know if heavy sand would work, but I've found the 3m
> Colorquartz to be "heavier" than other sands.
> On May 1, 2008, at 1:29 PM, Shango Los wrote:
>
>> I was reading Roy's email about the foreground plants he brought to
>> the
>> auction and was so excited by the idea. The challenge I have is
>> that the
>> Glossostigma and other small plants I have bought never stay in the
>> substrate. The roots are simply too short. They float to the top
>> when even
>> touched by a fish or even if the water is moving.
>>
>> Does anyone have any suggestions for making this work? I would so
>> love to
>> have some serious groundcover.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Shango
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
>> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of
>> Seattle_Aquarist
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 4:37 PM
>> To: gsas-member@thekrib.com
>> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] New 20 gal: looking for foreground
>> plants; also,
>> cannister filter brand tips?
>>
>> Hi Matt,
>>
>>
>>
>> I picked up a "Foreground Package" of plants at the annual auction
>> which
>> contained: Hemianthus callitrichoides (HC); Echinodorus tenellus
>> (Pygmy
>> Chain Sword); Glossostigma elatinoides (Glossostigma). It was just
>> what I
>> was looking for to trial with the Sagittaria subulata (Dwarf
>> Sagittaria)
>> that I already had in the tank. All four are working well but the
>> one I
>> like the best so far is the Hermianthus callitrichoides (HC) because
>> of the
>> very small, fine leaves and low creeping habit. Sorry I do not have
>> any
>> extra to share since I just planted it two weeks ago, but it is
>> rooting and
>> spreading in my natural gravel tank. Maybe someone else has some to
>> offer.
>>
>>
>>
>> Roy
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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