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Posted by Rodney on March 14, 2005, 10:03 pm
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I've got a 55 gallon tank that is established. It's bare bottom and I =
have some potted plants that are thriving. I'm toying with the idea of =
adding gravel and taking the plants out of the pots. I removed the =
gravel because of all the crap that accumulated when I had goldfish. =
Now the tank houses guppies, platies, tetras, and shrimp. =20
What are people's opinion of going back to gravel for plant purposes? =
Will adding gravel at this point upset the balance?
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Posted by Robert Flory on March 14, 2005, 10:54 pm
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No, go ahead
Bob
I've got a 55 gallon tank that is established. It's bare bottom and I =
have some potted plants that are thriving. I'm toying with the idea of =
adding gravel and taking the plants out of the pots. I removed the =
gravel because of all the crap that accumulated when I had goldfish. =
Now the tank houses guppies, platies, tetras, and shrimp. =20
What are people's opinion of going back to gravel for plant purposes? =
Will adding gravel at this point upset the balance?
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Posted by Richard Sexton on March 15, 2005, 2:26 am
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>No, go ahead
>Bob
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> I've got a 55 gallon tank that is established. It's bare bottom and I have
some
>potted plants that are thriving. I'm toying with the idea of adding gravel and
taking
>the plants out of the pots. I removed the gravel because of all the crap that
>accumulated when I had goldfish. Now the tank houses guppies, platies, tetras,
and
>shrimp.
>
> What are people's opinion of going back to gravel for plant purposes? Will
adding
>gravel at this point upset the balance?
No. If it were me I'd leave the plants in the pots though. There's no
advantage to taking them out and it'll only set them back a bit.
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Posted by bassett on March 15, 2005, 9:18 pm
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Just make sure that you wash the gravel thoroughly, then wash it again.
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>>No, go ahead
>>Bob
>>
>>
>> I've got a 55 gallon tank that is established. It's bare bottom and I
>> have some
>>potted plants that are thriving. I'm toying with the idea of adding
>>gravel and taking
>>the plants out of the pots. I removed the gravel because of all the crap
>>that
>>accumulated when I had goldfish. Now the tank houses guppies, platies,
>>tetras, and
>>shrimp.
>>
>> What are people's opinion of going back to gravel for plant purposes?
>> Will adding
>>gravel at this point upset the balance?
>
> No. If it were me I'd leave the plants in the pots though. There's no
> advantage to taking them out and it'll only set them back a bit.
>
>
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>No, go ahead
>Bob
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> I've got a 55 gallon tank that is established. It's bare bottom and I have