I know there were some lingering questions about non CO2 methods.
Feel free to post them here.
Namely those concerning soil/sediments etc.
Regards,
Tom Barr
Well thank you so much Tom, and thanks once again for a lovely chat last night. I am sure you shall be immersed in questions galore now. :)
psst babble I think he was talking to you ;)
Oh for crying out loud, I can certainly be obtuse at times, :-[ crumb, well I shall have to go afield and gather my thoughts for sure.
Quote from: babblefish1960 on September 07, 2007, 12:49:18 PM
Oh for crying out loud, I can certainly be obtuse at times, :-[ crumb, well I shall have to go afield and gather my thoughts for sure.
You? Never would I have thought.
Quote from: plantbrain on September 07, 2007, 12:02:41 PM
I know there were some lingering questions about non CO2 methods.
Feel free to post them here.
Namely those concerning soil/sediments etc.
Regards,
Tom Barr
I missed the chat... :'( Son;s 1st hockey practice of the season... :)
When CO2 is dissolved (diffused) into the water roughly how long or when will it gas out? I use a yeast generator & DIY diffuser.
Quote from: dan2x38 on September 07, 2007, 09:53:33 PM
I missed the chat... :'( Son;s 1st hockey practice of the season... :)
When CO2 is dissolved (diffused) into the water roughly how long or when will it gas out? I use a yeast generator & DIY diffuser.
I am sorry you missed the chat, it was from 7:30 pm until roughly 9:00 pm, there is another thread for that, however, this thread is specifically questions soil related
without any additional CO2 added.
Hence the title "
non CO2 approaches" and the content "
namely those concerning soil/sediments etc.".
Quote from: babblefish1960 on September 07, 2007, 10:02:07 PM
Hence the title "non CO2 approaches" and the content "namely those concerning soil/sediments etc.".
Opps... DOH!!! :-[
Quote from: dan2x38 on September 07, 2007, 09:53:33 PM
I missed the chat... :'( Son;s 1st hockey practice of the season... :)
When CO2 is dissolved (diffused) into the water roughly how long or when will it gas out? I use a yeast generator & DIY diffuser.
Same works great:D
So are we talking about alternative sources of carbon enrichment? Or not using any carbon enrichment and just balancing light and nutrients to the levels of carbon availability based on exchange occurring at the surface?
My largest question right at the moment regarding the soil that you incorporate in your non-CO2 planted tank, is what is the soil constituency?
You mention mineralizing the soil, what exactly does this mean?
Are you adding specific things to the soil, or are you treating the soil specifically in some manner?
When you talk about adding clay, I am all for this amendment to the soil I use, I am curious as to how you arrived at a specific clay, was there something in this clay that I need to be aware of to be sure I am approaching the best additive for the plants?
I start off with bagged black earth.
I have experimented with depths of soil and substrate gravels, I personally don't enjoy sand in my tanks, and in the early years, I feel I used too much soil and gravel, and have more recently found that 1 inch of soil sand mixture under 1 inch of small gravel works for me. Having said that, you mention 2 inches of each layer, and I am wondering why, and what do you do about the anaerobic potential from such depths that produce hydrogen sulfide et al?
Sorry for the delay, I can be slow at times, but you did say that you could handle several questions at a time, so there you go plantbrain, fire away! :)
I am now thinking of trying this in the ~40g tank I am going to setup for some botia. An inch of black earth and an inch of gravel eh? Any kind of black earth? Nothing fancy like poting soil etc?