A.PROPHECY Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 will sand from the beach raise the ph?, sand is a gold colour and collected from up north very clean . i wana use it for a planted tank will it be ok or nar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 Try some with vinegar and see if it bubbles A.PROPHECY. That will show if there is any calcium in it and if there is it will raise the pH. Some plants will love that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 I have some large chunks of marble in one of my plant tanks and the plants do very well. Shell is calcium carbonate as is marble and it is not very soluble and will realy only go into solution in acid water. Some plants like that and some do not so it would be a matter of try and see. I have some Echinodorus sp. as well as Hygrophila, Rotala and Crypts that tolerate hard water like balansae,wendtii,walkeri and petchi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 It will raise it if it has lots of shell in it. Try collecting the sand from as high above the high tide mark as possible as it wil have less shell in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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