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Nuggets from a Plant Talk. | 11 comments (10 topical, 1 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Puts a whole new spin on, (none / 0) (#4)
by angelhologram on Wed Mar 15, 2006 at 09:52:19 AM PST

I've got sand with a little bit of sediment on top. If you breath too hard the sediment blows away.
Thanks Unc, I wasn't thinking about it until you mentioned it and now it's stuck in my head.....there's so much that we share that it's time we're aware....grrr
*BEFORE you buy fish make sure you understand what "Cycling" a tank means <- quoted from miskaral* ~Trying to make a difference one fish at a time~
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I could always ship out some top soil. (none / 1) (#7)
by unclescott on Thu Mar 16, 2006 at 09:16:26 AM PST

Hope the neighbors don't mind a hole in their yard. ;)

Actually bought a square yard of top soil last summer to fill in a couple low spots. (There was more to wheelbarreling it than I had hoped.) I worry about that stuff coming in from construction projects with left over farm herbicides and what have you. Got some interesting weeds growing from under the tarp too.

ATB!
unc

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Re: I could always ship out some top soil. (none / 0) (#8)
by no1likeme1414 on Mon Mar 20, 2006 at 06:21:06 PM PST

Hmmm. I have often wondered about all of this ... great report, Uncle Scott!

I am going to get some plastic pots and some soil from out in the wilderness around L.A. ;)

I wonder, if you let it soak for a few days, presumably that would leach out any bad stuff that might throw off Ph? Would it be better/safer to simply leave plants in the gravel but to stick an iron nail in there for the mineral content? Hmm. Must ... try ... everything.

My wife will kill me if I roll in with another tank.

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Re: I could always ship out some top soil. (none / 0) (#9)
by angelhologram on Wed Mar 22, 2006 at 06:26:11 PM PST

Please keep us updated on your findings!
*BEFORE you buy fish make sure you understand what "Cycling" a tank means <- quoted from miskaral* ~Trying to make a difference one fish at a time~
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It is easy to get sedimental about this. ;) (none / 0) (#5)
by unclescott on Wed Mar 15, 2006 at 11:58:27 AM PST

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Nuggets from a Plant Talk. | 11 comments (10 topical, 1 editorial, 0 hidden)

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