cousinkenni

So what type of pH are we talking here? Lower than 6.6?

AaronT

Probably, my pH in my tank with the flourite used to hover around 6.4 with good CO2, now it seems to lower after maturing and is sometimes down to 6.0-6.2.

Macbrush

I have switched to from Aquasoil to Flourite about a year ago, at the beginning, I kept my Toninas in a small pot with ADA Aquasoil just in case, at the same time, I planted a few stems in Flourite for experiement. The differences I found was minimal, the ones planted in Aquasoil are a little smaller and that's all. The tank parameter back then was KH = 2, GH < 1, and pH 6.4.

Now I am planting all my toninas in Flourite, and in recent 6 months, the water parameters have been changed, to KH =5.5, GH =4; the thing is my toninas are still thriving.

I have been planting Toninas for years, admittedly it does best with Aquasoil, but the most important factor is extremely high light, acidic water and penty of CO2.

Hope this helps.

plantbrain

I have them growing in Flourite, they grow inches per week and as mentioned by Macbrush, I see the same pattern.

Regards,
Tom Barr

www.BarrReport.com

AaronT

A GH of 5 is still considered to be on the low side. I'm not saying Toninas cannot be cultivated in Flourite. I'm saying that it's the acidity that they love, wether it comes from the substrate itself or the water column.