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Originally Posted by freeztar
If we are talking about the same thing, then it is not native and most certainly invasive.
I would love to see your bonsai swamp trees! 
As an ecologist here in Georgia, I enounter bald cypress and swamp tupelo all the time, but of course they're not bonsais.
So, to bring this *wonderful thread* back on-topic, how did you come to the 10% charcoal in the soil mixture? Was it experimentation, or just a guess that worked, or you read it somewhere? |
10% just happened to be the amount of charcoal i had when i fiorst started making this stuff so I kept with it. I seldom have much of it so to add more i would have to use either new charcoal or grill type charcoal. I have been thinking of add charcoal grill ash but not to the aquarium soil. Swamp trees are really great in aquaria. They make a very natural looking display. The roots eventually grow into a mat like structure that many fish like to spawn on. My main goal in the aquarium soil is to make a soil that doesn't loose it's ability to grow plants too quickly but then again doesn't pollute the water. It's a fine line between nutrient content and nutrient release.
Michael
