good news.. Found florite

[isaac newton]

I recently just found a store that sells florite and onyx sand.. (long drive eh) Since i have to make a decision between those two, which do you guys recomend?

 

[Matak]

For plant growing, go with the Flourite. For asthetics, go with the onyx sand, it looks better IMO.

What do the others think of a blend of the two?

BTW, Newt, your location spot is empty and the place you found the sand and Flourite isn't mentioned.

 

[superjohnny]

I never did catch where you were from isaac. Did you check out the Wet Spot or Hollywood?

 

[isaac newton]

area

I live in the seattle area

 

[125gJoe]

The Look of Onyx..

I could be wrong, but I thought Onyx and Flourite had the same benefits for great plant growth - without using laterite 'in clay form'. From SeaChem's website, it seems both have excellent nutrients for the live plants.

I prefer the look of Onyx in that it is a 'sand' rather than 'gravel'. I also think the bottom dwellers like loaches prefer a finer substrate.

Some may not like the gray color of the Onyx, as Flourite is reddish/brown. HTH