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Rocco
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Post by Rocco » Mon Nov 05, 2007 6:53 am

Hey icewall, what kind of substrate is that?

What kind of rock and size? I think I'll get stuff like that for my next tank.

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Post by Icewall42 » Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:23 am

I was actually recommended this sand from another LOLer. It's Quikrete Commercial Grade fine sand. I really like it because the grains are very uniform in size and easy for even my little kuhli loach to sift.

It's also very cheap. It cost me $4 per 50lb. bag. Just have to make sure you wash it before putting it in the tank though, because it can make the water dirty. Once thoroughly rinsed, it doesn't cloud water at all.

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Post by Rocco » Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:33 am

Thanks. There is a distinct lack of good substrate over where I live and I've been searching for stuff like that for a long time now.

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Post by Curtis » Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:14 am

How large of a tank do you have these guys in?

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Post by Graeme Robson » Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:37 pm

Lovely!!! 8)
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Post by Icewall42 » Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:54 pm

They are in a 72 gallon bowfront aquarium. I have two filters running on it right now, but they are both a little small, so I have a Magnum 350 coming to tank the brunt of the filtration. I also need to buy another pvc pipe.

Also, in the next few years, I do plan on getting a 200 gallon. But I need a house first, and moving into one soon just isn't looking good, at all... but, someday I'll get that tank.

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Post by stabile007 » Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:42 pm

Yeah we went to the local home depot for our substrate and it works great! Very uniform dirt cheap and we bought several bags of the stuff. The only thing is it gets dirty so we had to wait a few days for the water to clear up before we put the fish into the tank.

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Post by Whitey_MacLeod » Tue Nov 06, 2007 11:54 am

Beautiful tank and fish.
Fast and bulbous!

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