sunni
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I am setting up a 75 gallon tank and we put the Florite substrate in after a quick rinse. We didn't rinse the Florite for a long time because I believe the "mud" that settles in the bottom of the tank (that is normally washed completely off) is good for the plant roots. When we rinsed it was just quick swish.
Anyway, last night we filled the tank halfway and over the next hour watched the water level go down slowly... almost all the way! I figured that the Florite was absorbing the water so we filled to the halfway mark again and we went to bed. Well this AM the water level is down almost all the way again!!! I have checked, and there are no leaks from the tank so the water HAS to be going somewhere!!!! Is Florite that absorbant?? 8O
Anyway, last night we filled the tank halfway and over the next hour watched the water level go down slowly... almost all the way! I figured that the Florite was absorbing the water so we filled to the halfway mark again and we went to bed. Well this AM the water level is down almost all the way again!!! I have checked, and there are no leaks from the tank so the water HAS to be going somewhere!!!! Is Florite that absorbant?? 8O