Plants on lapis sand.

**bernie** · 10th Jan 2012, 08:18

Firstly I would like to ask is ocean free American sand regarded as lapis sand?

Secondly , what plants can I plant purely on lapis sand? I would want the plants to root and spread.
I believe crypt wenditii is one of them as I saw bioplast planting them. Are there any others that grows well on lapis sand? How about marsilea harisuta?

**horst** · 1st Feb 2012, 16:38

yes it is the same. Qian hu repackage it and call it ocean free. If you want the real deal in original "Monterey Bay" lapis lazuli sand, you can go to aquatechnic at kallang palace. It comes in 25kg paper bag

**barmby** · 3rd Feb 2012, 00:21

Hahaha.. Click on my signature. Probably I am the only person in AQ is still adopting lapis sand. But it works! I am going through my 4th set of MH bulb change in a month or two. my 5 feet tank is going to celebrate 6th year anniversary!

PS: I am the right person for this topic! = )

**bernie** · 6th Feb 2012, 15:34

Originally Posted by horst

yes it is the same. Qian hu repackage it and call it ocean free. If you want the real deal in original "Monterey Bay" lapis lazuli sand, you can go to aquatechnic at kallang palace. It comes in 25kg paper bag

I called aquatechnic , they don't have such sand.

**horst** · 11th Feb 2012, 18:19

Originally Posted by bernie

I called aquatechnic , they don't have such sand.

I was at aquatechnic a coupl of weeks back. I saw a few pallets of the sand from RMC Pacific Materials - Lapis Lustre Sand - 8 mesh 50 lbs bag. Maybe they don't wanna entertain phone calls. But drop by and ask for alice.

**horst** · 11th Feb 2012, 18:22

16012012041.jpgthis is a picture of it

**bernie** · 11th Feb 2012, 20:46

Maybe because I asked about "Monterey Bay" lapis . I bought OF lapis from LFS already.

**limz_777** · 12th Feb 2012, 14:22

Originally Posted by horst

16012012041.jpgthis is a picture of it

any picture of it in the aquarium ? also before aqua soil come into the market i think most hobbyist use lapis sand for planted tank ?

**horst** · 18th Feb 2012, 18:54

I use lapis because all those synthetic sand will eventually become mud after 2 years. Plus the lapis sand afford better aeration to the substate level without gassing (hydrogen sulfide) issues. Here's a pic of my 1 month old tank which i recently set-up.

**horst** · 18th Feb 2012, 19:09

Originally Posted by horst

I use lapis because all those synthetic sand will eventually become mud after 2 years. Plus the lapis sand afford better aeration to the substate level without gassing (hydrogen sulfide) issues. Here's a pic of my 1 month old tank which i recently set-up.

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