Fluorite

jpappy789 said:
Hmmm...I'd really like to have a white sand as a substrate but if it mixes maybe thats not a good idea to mix. But at the same time I dont want the fluorite to go to waste and I would like to give it a try.

What if I physically separated the substrate, like little pockets of the fluorite where the plants will be but sort of hidden by the hardscape. Any ideas how I could pull that off?
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That is what I did and I really like it. When I vacuum I suck up flourite and sand and the flourite weighs so much more it falls out of the tube first and the sand recovers it.
 
I have a basic design of what the tank will look like. Unfortunately the site doesnt support the file type.

So here's what I'm thinking...

There are areas in the back corners where I would "rope off" the sand for the fluorite. Most likely would be for stem plants like rotala or cabomba maybe.

In the front would be dwarf sag and smaller crypts. Not sure if I would try separating the substrates but I might try something like a couple petri dishes filled with the flourite and a light layer of sand to hide it.
 
i bought a 20lb bag for my 10 gallon a little while back and wish i hadn't. it took days to settle even after i thought i rinsed it thoroughly and now fish stir up debris just by swimming over it, and everything in the tank is caked with flourite dust that i can't seem to get out. i was trying to rinse out two sockfulls of it today to put in a small hex tank but after about an hour of rinsing with the hose, it's still dirty. :( i'll never use the rest of it, and i wouldn't recommend it.
 
*shrugs* just my .02
 
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