Aragonite and Seachem Flourite with peppered corydoras?

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Aragonite and Seachem Flourite with peppered corydoras?

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Hi

Is Aragonite, Seachem Flourite black, and Flourite black-sand ok for corys? Or is one or all to sharp for them?

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Re: Aragonite and Seachem Flourite with peppered corydoras?

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Hi all
jmf wrote: 16 Jul 2017, 14:19 Is Aragonite, Seachem Flourite black, and Flourite black-sand ok for corys? Or is one or all to sharp for them?
Aragonite is calcium carbonate based, so will raise pH and hardness.

Is it easy for you to get swimming pool filter sand? If you can get a finer grade that is ideal for Corydoras. I keep planted tanks and I just add a small amount of clay and leaf mould to the lower layer of sand.

cheers Darrel
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Re: Aragonite and Seachem Flourite with peppered corydoras?

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dw1305 wrote: 17 Jul 2017, 10:59 Hi all
jmf wrote: 16 Jul 2017, 14:19 Is Aragonite, Seachem Flourite black, and Flourite black-sand ok for corys? Or is one or all to sharp for them?
Aragonite is calcium carbonate based, so will raise pH and hardness.

Is it easy for you to get swimming pool filter sand? If you can get a finer grade that is ideal for Corydoras. I keep planted tanks and I just add a small amount of clay and leaf mould to the lower layer of sand.

cheers Darrel
Yeah, I have heaps of pool filter sand, just trying to save the hassle of having to redo the whole tank again. I would have to buy aqua soil again (the sand and soil has become all mixed up) as I do see huge differences in plant growth in using it.
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Re: Aragonite and Seachem Flourite with peppered corydoras?

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I've had cories on Flourite Black Sand before without problems.

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Re: Aragonite and Seachem Flourite with peppered corydoras?

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Have you looked at any of these products under a microscope? That could give you more information.
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