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<blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 146064" data-attributes="member: 27677"><p>It certainly sounds like you are going the extra mile! I make false bottom set-ups and vary the coco peat : sand ratio according to localities, and also vary the sand itself to an extent but that's about it. Incorporating clay may be my next experiment I think. I too find that a mix with sand is less prone to mould even at a ratio of 6 peat to 1 sand by volume. Recently I had the opportunity to look closely at two tanks I had been adding water to via the vents (to the surface) rather than via the tube (to the false bottom) and was astounded by how much mould was in those tanks when the others had none at all, further cementing the idea that a false bottom system is definitely worth having.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave Jay, post: 146064, member: 27677"] It certainly sounds like you are going the extra mile! I make false bottom set-ups and vary the coco peat : sand ratio according to localities, and also vary the sand itself to an extent but that's about it. Incorporating clay may be my next experiment I think. I too find that a mix with sand is less prone to mould even at a ratio of 6 peat to 1 sand by volume. Recently I had the opportunity to look closely at two tanks I had been adding water to via the vents (to the surface) rather than via the tube (to the false bottom) and was astounded by how much mould was in those tanks when the others had none at all, further cementing the idea that a false bottom system is definitely worth having. [/QUOTE]
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