Aquatic Plant Central - View Single Post - How-To: Mineralized Soil Substrate, by Aaron Talbot

nokturnalkid · 07-11-2009, 09:45 AM

Hey aaron,

Looks like's I might try this on a low tech tank I'm setting up. Just a quick question though. If the soil I have already has iron in it, should I still mix in the clay? I know the clay serves a dual purpose as a binder and iron source. Here in HI, everywhere is covered in red dirt. I know that's from the iron oxide from the volcanic soil.

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nokturnalkid Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pearl City, HI Posts: 335 iTrader Ratings: 29 iTrader Positive Rating: 100% Plant Points: 21500	Re: How-To: Mineralized Soil Substrate, by Aaron Talbot Hey aaron, Looks like's I might try this on a low tech tank I'm setting up. Just a quick question though. If the soil I have already has iron in it, should I still mix in the clay? I know the clay serves a dual purpose as a binder and iron source. Here in HI, everywhere is covered in red dirt. I know that's from the iron oxide from the volcanic soil.