Good sand or bad sand

Good sand or bad sand#258625

By dutchplantlover -  Mon Mar 28, 2016 5:45 pm
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- Mon Mar 28, 2016 5:45 pm #258625

Hey guys

I bought some sand today and immediately repotted some vft in a peat sand mix. I did this cause i thought it had a low mineral content. It is called zilverzand(silver sand) and i read on the internet that it contained a low ammount of minerals. So i bought it. But after repotting i began to search again and found some people that say that it contains a lot of minerals! Is there any way to know without tds meter?

Thanks

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Re: Good sand or bad sand#258631

By Jaws -  Mon Mar 28, 2016 6:07 pm
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- Mon Mar 28, 2016 6:07 pm #258631

I use silver sand, just make sure it is lime free.

Re: Good sand or bad sand#258633

By dutchplantlover -  Mon Mar 28, 2016 6:20 pm
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- Mon Mar 28, 2016 6:20 pm #258633

How do i know its lime free?

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Re: Good sand or bad sand#258636

By evenwind -  Mon Mar 28, 2016 7:16 pm
Location:  Long Island, NY
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- Mon Mar 28, 2016 7:16 pm #258636

dutchplantlover wrote:How do i know its lime free?

Put some in a bowl and cover it with vinegar. If it bubbles, there's lime in it.

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Re: Good sand or bad sand#258637

By dutchplantlover -  Mon Mar 28, 2016 7:31 pm
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- Mon Mar 28, 2016 7:31 pm #258637

Well im very relieved. I put some in a bowl and put some vinegar in. Nothing happened.

Thanks evenwind

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