Hey guys, got my 8x3x2.5ft tank running, I have never been keen on bare bottom, yes it would be easier to maintain but I don't mind the extra work and it looks 1000 times better. now I have always had white play sand in my tank busters tank, but im thinking I want something a little more corse so it doesn't blow around as much, and I like the light colour as im going to go black background. any suggestions? what do other people that have tank busters have in there tank? cheers
What Substrate To Put In Tank
#1
Posted 16 December 2014 - 06:06 PM
#2
Posted 16 December 2014 - 07:07 PM
River sand is courser and still gives the light colour you are after at a low price.
I guess you have some more expensive options like crushed stone such as marble or whatever but I guess you dont want your pH elevated either (assuming this is for your bass).
#3
Posted 16 December 2014 - 08:28 PM
#4
Posted 16 December 2014 - 09:46 PM
im not worried about nitrates, handling them fine with white sand with my bass in old tank, just got annoying that one whip of his tail and the sand is everywhere. hmm river sand sounds like a great idea, cheappest place to buy it? also how much would be recommended ? 8x3 base
#5
Posted 16 December 2014 - 11:03 PM
#6
Posted 17 December 2014 - 04:07 PM
Drive to soils ain't soils joondalup and ask for a bag of river sand. I got about 25 kilos for 8 dollars. Here's my tank with it as substrate.
Edited by Leichardti, 30 December 2015 - 12:06 AM.
#7
Posted 17 December 2014 - 04:50 PM
garnet sand...... that's what I use and I love it, my bass are far better looking on it. ill get a pic tonight for yous
everyone uses river sand, I use the garnet and its ray safe and has a lovely browny pink colouration.
if you go river sand, mix it with the gilbert sand from vebas, looks good IMO.
#8
Posted 17 December 2014 - 06:32 PM
Jules, how much and where you get from?
#9
Posted 17 December 2014 - 06:39 PM
just found a soils aint soils in port kennedy 10 mins away from me
#10
Posted 18 December 2014 - 08:39 AM
garnet sands I was buying from CIM minerals I think, its a sand blasting sand so make sure you get the finer grit, but not too fine.
they use to sell garnet sand in stores, now they don't and you have to buy it from the supplier direct. Think its about $30 a bag.
heres my tank with the garnet sand.
yes looks a little dirty atm, and I need to move the sand around (my rays dig it all out).
also in the process of getting some blue T5 tubes to make the tank look 'less yellow'
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#11
Posted 18 December 2014 - 10:02 AM
http://www.glacierfi...om/zeolite.html
The river sand I use is gingin river sand, wangara sands and soils sell it for $8 a bag for 30kg comes in 2 grades so you can get one with more "grit" in it
#12
Posted 18 December 2014 - 04:12 PM
#13
Posted 18 December 2014 - 10:02 PM
nice, I do like the red colour
#14
Posted 19 December 2014 - 05:20 PM
I know you said you don't like bare bottom.
But, it can look great if you have the ability to paint the bottom panel of glass black.
Tiling the bottom of the tank can also look great, and you will still have the benefit of a bare bottom aquarium.
#16
Posted 27 December 2014 - 09:02 AM
just rang up soils aint soils and they sell river sand but its mixed with gin gin quartz, is it aquarium safe?
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Posted 30 December 2014 - 08:07 PM
#19
Posted 31 December 2014 - 07:15 AM
garnet on my tank.
#20
Posted 07 January 2015 - 10:29 PM
Thanks.
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Hey, how many bags did you buy for your tank mate? I need to do a 10 footer and might use Gin Gin river sand too.
Thanks.
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