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Play sand mix with peat moss?
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I, for one, don't want them to grow even MORE like weeds... I have them in a 2:1 mix of sand and peat, and they are doing fine.[b said:
It seems spats aren't too picky about what you grow them in. If you're growing everything together in a terrarium, worry about your most picky plant, and the spats will accept whatever you've put in there.
jimscott
Tropical Fish Enthusiast
Right now the plants are in Peat Moss... nothing else and doing GREAT. I just wanted to see if I could use Play sand, b/c I have about half a bag left and i will be moving these plants from a 2 1/2 gal tank to a 20 gal long tank.... heh,, I was just curious.. Ill most likely just use the same substrate as I have already.. another thing
Ive seen some picture where people but small rocks on the bottom of their tanks and then the soil mix... I guess the rocks create a drainage?
Ive seen some picture where people but small rocks on the bottom of their tanks and then the soil mix... I guess the rocks create a drainage?
jimscott
Tropical Fish Enthusiast
Since your not planting a bog or something large, you might just consider washed horticultural grade sand. I get it at a nursery and it comes in about a 1 gallon bag. Also, you might consider pummice you can usually find it at large nursereys.
Play sand is often collected from rivers, and if it's near agriculture thre is a good chance that there is fertilizer in the sand from run off.
I'm not a big fan of planting the bottom of a terrarium. There are a couple of drawbacks in doing this. One is, you are limited to the kinds of plants you put in it, unless you are willing do dig a plant out that requires dormancy. Also, if a plant becomes infected with a disease or pest, you have to dig it out before if infects the rest of your plants. If you have them in individual pots you can simply take the pot out. Many times in undrained setups, the planting media becomes stagnant or minerals build up and you must replace the entire media. Again in pots you can just replace an individual plant's media.
Play sand is often collected from rivers, and if it's near agriculture thre is a good chance that there is fertilizer in the sand from run off.
I'm not a big fan of planting the bottom of a terrarium. There are a couple of drawbacks in doing this. One is, you are limited to the kinds of plants you put in it, unless you are willing do dig a plant out that requires dormancy. Also, if a plant becomes infected with a disease or pest, you have to dig it out before if infects the rest of your plants. If you have them in individual pots you can simply take the pot out. Many times in undrained setups, the planting media becomes stagnant or minerals build up and you must replace the entire media. Again in pots you can just replace an individual plant's media.
Wesley
God must have an interesting sense of humor
True but classic terrariums can be very nice if done properly and with some immagination. LOL
Patch has his in a potted landscape where he put them in individual pots and then burried them. I personally would like to do something like that with a fifty gal one day and put some tropical fish with a waterfall. COOOL LOL
Then you have JanW's, which was very well landscaped in my opinion.
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After
And then there is the greenhouse style (a sample by LESLIEx317537). I woulda shown mine, but mine has not really been presentable and all my pics of it when it was presentable are outdated... sorry
Patch has his in a potted landscape where he put them in individual pots and then burried them. I personally would like to do something like that with a fifty gal one day and put some tropical fish with a waterfall. COOOL LOL
Then you have JanW's, which was very well landscaped in my opinion.
Before
After
And then there is the greenhouse style (a sample by LESLIEx317537). I woulda shown mine, but mine has not really been presentable and all my pics of it when it was presentable are outdated... sorry
jimscott
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hmm.. I see what you guys mean when you say that its a bit more difficult to have certain plants together and planting them on the bottom of the tank as to having them in separte pots.
I think im going to keep my collection pretty limited to VFTs, and the couple of Droseras that I have... I will try it out first Potted to the bottom.. IF in fact something does go wrong, I dont mind digging the plant up... Thanks for everyones help!
I think im going to keep my collection pretty limited to VFTs, and the couple of Droseras that I have... I will try it out first Potted to the bottom.. IF in fact something does go wrong, I dont mind digging the plant up... Thanks for everyones help!
