Recent content by Mercfh

I ended up just going with 100% MVP Turface, and im going to top water when it looks about dry. I figure this will prevent crown rot. Hopefully this substrate is as good as people say! lol

There are tons of aquarium sands, although a lot don't really seem to display an exact set of ingredients. I wonder if any of them would be suitable. Since it seems like from a lot of tests (If you look at the flytrap forums website) that a lot of the sands (Such as quikrete) will continue to...

Yeah your probably right, the only thing im really debating now is adding in some sort of calcerous mineral to the mix (IE: Crushed coral shells for example).....most people don't seem to have it in the mix however (Although I wonder if the pings get nutrient starved in that case). Seems this...

So i've searched this site's threads and many google sites to try and come to a clear consensus on substrates, it doesn't seem there is on (Which is ok! there probably will never be ha!). So this isn't exactly a question about "What substrate should I use", since there are tons of topics devoted...

Pinguicula: Pinguicula x 'weser' Pinguicula agnata x ( moranensis x ehlersiae ) Pinguicula x 'John Rizzi' Pinguicula x 'Sethos' Pinguicula moranensis "G Abalone Giant" Pinguicula moctezumae x gigantea Pinguicula x 'Aphrodite' Pinguicula x Gina Drosera: Drosera capensis, Broad Leaf Drosera...

Oh I see, With Top Watering your just saying Top Water until the soil looks moist enough, but not actually keeping a "specific" amount in the tray. Gotcha.... That seems actually "safer" to me (Less risk of rot) although with 100% mineral based media i'd wonder how easy it would be to tell how...

Awesome, I have no doubt MVP mix by itself works, but just for looks i'd sorta like to mix it up. None of these should really "break down" from what I mentioned I would think. Thats one reason why im avoiding vermiculite (since apparently it DOES breakdown relatively quickly). An all mineral mix...

There shouldn't be any harm in Mixing the APS w/other stuff in equal amounts i'd assume then? IE: Perilite/Pumice/Lava rock/Possibly Pool Filter sand. (More for the visual aspect, but I figure it can't hurt to have different stuff in the mix). I mean if it's all inert i'd assume it wouldn't matter.

That makes sense. Thanks. I have a good amount of pings coming in. So I will be repotting a lot of the older ones I have into new mineral based media. Im just trying to figure out the best watering method. Everything will be in 4 inch pots now. I figure During non-dormancy: Top watering till the...

Im guessing the Turface (I see the MVP brand or w/e mentioned a lot) and the APS are practically the same thing (They seem to look the same).

Most people seem to mention top watering for pings? Any particular reason that they prefer this compared to say.....Sundews?

I had thought of using this as the "Sand" alternative in my mix. I have a TDS meter coming in so i'll make sure I wash it well. (or do I need to soak it overnight). It'll be used with repotting pings.

Thoughts on an equal mix of Turface/#20 Pool filter sand/Perilite/and Peat Moss? (any suggestions of something else to put in?) I know 100% mineral is the way to go, but I feel like even in their natural environment they surely have "some" organic media even if it's very small. Im planning on...

Seems like pool filter sand isn't a bad option thats at least somewhat available. I mean really......the only negative to perilite is that it's just sorta a PITA to deal with correct?

Thats a good point, I guess I forget the difference between species. Regardless my humidity seems ok (hovering at around 45 now).