Dividing & Keeping Substrate Separate

trenac · 06-01-2008, 05:50 PM

In my next scape I will be using Seachem black sand, along with pool filter sand. The plan is to use the black sand on the sides with the pool sand down the middle, like a river.

So what are some good methods of keeping the sand permenantly separated?... I've thought about using cut up milk jugs, lawn edging or petrified wood. But I'm think with the p wood that it would leave some open space causing the two sands to get mixed. I would like to use something that I could just leave in and not have to remove.

Pat7676 · 06-02-2008, 02:28 PM

Most people i think use some kind of plastic barrier in the substrate to keep most of it apart, or rocks.

trenac · 06-07-2008, 03:48 PM

Thanks for the reply... I just saw where John posted about Renaud's After the Rain thread where he used plastic. I'm just wondering what is the exact plastic he is using & how does he keep it in place. I guess that's a good question to ask him

renaud · 07-07-2008, 05:02 PM

hello!
excuse for my latest answer...
i use this:a
plastic packaging.

06-01-2008, 05:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
trenac Senior Aquascaper Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 388	Dividing & Keeping Substrate Separate In my next scape I will be using Seachem black sand, along with pool filter sand. The plan is to use the black sand on the sides with the pool sand down the middle, like a river. So what are some good methods of keeping the sand permenantly separated?... I've thought about using cut up milk jugs, lawn edging or petrified wood. But I'm think with the p wood that it would leave some open space causing the two sands to get mixed. I would like to use something that I could just leave in and not have to remove. __________________ “Worry is a useless mulling over of things we cannot change.” -Peace Pilgram-

06-07-2008, 03:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
trenac Senior Aquascaper Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 388	Thanks for the reply... I just saw where John posted about Renaud's After the Rain thread where he used plastic. I'm just wondering what is the exact plastic he is using & how does he keep it in place. I guess that's a good question to ask him __________________ “Worry is a useless mulling over of things we cannot change.” -Peace Pilgram-

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06-02-2008, 02:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pat7676 Senior Aquascaper Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jackson, Mississippi Posts: 753	Most people i think use some kind of plastic barrier in the substrate to keep most of it apart, or rocks.

07-07-2008, 05:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
renaud Junior Aquascaper Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: france Posts: 39	hello! excuse for my latest answer... i use this:a plastic packaging.