flourite

i didn't rinse the flourite at all in my 37 gallon

it was brown for weeks,

but i guess i didn't mind

now it is quite clear and when i do a weekly vaccum there is minimal kick-up

you can tell how much the plants enjoy that brown dust.

dont over wash your flourite.
 
Starry= The onyx cleared up overnight. Somewhere on AC I had pics of the setup on the tank. My only problem at that time was that I should have waited until it cleared to plant cause I then had grey dust on my plants... The onyx still stirs up a little at water changes but falls right back down. I haven't done any major replanting in the tank so I don't know how it reacts to that. I think it should be okay though. I'm going to order some more marseilla to go in it soon so I guess I'll find out.
 
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