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You could try it and see if it holds together or just floats away ,but you need to be careful you don't get something in it that may kill fish .I know our stream and river sand here is no good it just floats away from the plant when you go to put it in the water .i tried using it in pots in my stock tank
 
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There are no nutrients in sand alone.
You will need to include some clay.
Nice..mean cat litter also provide nurtients, I'll use it.

And until I finish the pond I planned to put all those plants in a tub with any garden soil or lava rocks, is it okay for 2-3 days?
 

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I put mine in lava rock and even sand from my garden center but added miracle grow fertilizer to them and fresh water straight from my pond when i backed flushed my filters .
 
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You could try it and see if it holds together or just floats away ,but you need to be careful you don't get something in it that may kill fish .I know our stream and river sand here is no good it just floats away from the plant when you go to put it in the water .i tried using it in pots in my stock tank
Yeah...you are right, same happened with me once. It floats with water, not completely but make things untidy.
 

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I know with kitty litter putting larger rocks on top of the the pot and putting it in the water slowly helps .But the clay in it is also good for fish it brightens the color of the fish and is healthy like koi clay .I assumed you have seen all the discussion on it here
 

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You can get it in powder and liquid .I use powder and just put it in my stock tank and lily pond and also on my banana plants .Bananas are now over 10 feet tall
 

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Nice..mean cat litter also provide nurtients, I'll use it.

And until I finish the pond I planned to put all those plants in a tub with any garden soil or lava rocks, is it okay for 2-3 days?

For a few days, that won't be a problem.
Use as much cat litter as you can.
 
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most plain kitty litter is bentonite and as long as it is not scented or clumping .That also says neem on it and scented and not good
But neem can also help as fertilizer I think, because neem tree is also used for organic fertilizers, I also use it in my garden.
But no idea about aquatic use
 

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