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Re: Vermiculite vs Perlite !

#74202 - 02/12/00 12:42 PM (25 years, 3 months ago)

you can, but it won't humitify very well. vermiculate and perlite are two very different substances. vermiculate is used a lot because it holds water very well. perlite is used because it's a very porous rock, which means there's a lot more surface area for water to evaporate from, so it humidifies very well. vermiculate won't do anything for humidification.

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#74204 - 02/12/00 02:32 PM (25 years, 3 months ago)

Hey shroomerzil,
What LINK said above is correct. I don't think their would be one person in here that would tell you to use VERM. instead of perlite. Verm. is really only good for substrate mix. Good Luck!!

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[This message has been edited by Condi1 (edited October 06, 2000).]

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