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Michelo_69 Fingerling Posts: 35 Registered: 28-Mar-2007	Hey my fellow fish fanatics, long time no see lol, ive been living in indonesia the fish over there are absolutely amazing ponds with HUGE bala sharks and koi, anyways good to be back in the land downunder... So i was wandering about getting beach sand for my central american fish tank will this make the tank too alkaline? if so wat would you guys reccomend to use? Cheers
Posted 30-Apr-2009 10:18
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Edited by keithgh If you must use beach sand I doubt if you could find many beaches in Aust that would not have one type of pollution or another. The only beaches I could think of would be in the unpopulated parts of northern WA and at the top end of Aust. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 30-Apr-2009 11:02
Michelo_69 Fingerling Posts: 35 Registered: 28-Mar-2007	lol lucky for me i live up north in broome ive used all things ive found in the billabongs around, such as driftwood thats like $300 in my lfs ridiculous isnt it? Cheers
Posted 30-Apr-2009 11:09
Mez Ultimate Fish Guru Asian Hardfeather Enthusiast Posts: 3300 Votes: 162 Registered: 23-Feb-2001	Its also illegal now i believe...not something id reccomend. Push the pH too high for americans anyway.
Posted 02-May-2009 21:08
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	You can buy it at the hardware shop, so it is available even without colection permits etc (and those are state based so no idea what the QLD rules are). I've not tried it as a cichlid substrate, but I do use it in my 4'tropical community and my SW tank, and it seems fairly inert. I'm sure it bumps the pH up a little, but nowhere near what a cichlid substrate would. That being said, it depends on what sand you use and from what beach. I'm using sydney beach sand, which is likely to be vastly different from what you'll be able to get. Maybe test it in a bucket for a month, see what sort of increase you get? For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 04-May-2009 04:32
Mez Ultimate Fish Guru Asian Hardfeather Enthusiast Posts: 3300 Votes: 162 Registered: 23-Feb-2001	Im very curious to what Cichlid Substrate is
Posted 04-May-2009 19:51


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