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sumthin_fishy  Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 314 Votes: 16 Registered: 13-Aug-2004   | Hi guys, i was thinking of mixing some black sand into my shellie tank to give it a peppered effect, does anyone know anywhere i can get some black sand in sydney suitable for the aquarium? preferably close to castle hill  Last edited by sumthin_fishy at 23-Jun-2005 03:14 |
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Callatya       Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001   | I haven't ever seen it, but i'll keep an ete open for you. |
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| sumthin_fishy Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 314 Votes: 16 Registered: 13-Aug-2004 | thanks calla  i guess i should give up now, because if you havent seen it, theres probably no chance in hell that i will find it! |
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| Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001 | LOL, now now, don't be like that! in the past 6 months quite a few new substrates have come in, including some german plant clay stuff, something like flourite it looks like. you might want to call more uppity places or specialist places, like maybe Lams or Auburn or even try Kellyville because they tend to err on the side of expensive. thinking outside the square, what about rock dust? going somewhere that sells black/grey gravel and getting the cruddy sweepings and then putting it through a sieve and rinsing off the very fine dust? then you have like sand size pieces? |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00 | |
| sumthin_fishy Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 314 Votes: 16 Registered: 13-Aug-2004 | hmmm maybe ill just get a bag of black gravel and drive over it a couple of times  ya kellyville is quite pricey, so is aquamart at towers but they are apparently having a big sale atm so i might go have a look. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00 | |
colinc Small Fry Posts: 1 Votes: 0 Registered: 19-Jun-2005 | If I recall one of the admins of the Aussie Discus or Betta site used black sand in some tanks (I think it was called onyx - really fine grade black sand). If I can locate a post or image I will add a link (mind you I saw this over 6 months ago) |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:00 | |
| Forever-mango Fish Addict Posts: 611 Kudos: 586 Votes: 35 Registered: 01-Dec-2003 | If the tank si for plants, then get the AquaClay...very good stuff! I know AquaOne has this pitch black gravel, quite fine as well. Maybe you should go check em out. |
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| Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001 | the aquaone gravel is pretty much the same as Tuscan path, except its more $$ Onyx is ok, and you might be able to get it, but its pretty nutrient-rich and is designed for plant growth. that being said, Lams. |
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| Troy_Mclure Fish Addict Posts: 725 Kudos: 306 Registered: 20-Jan-2003 | I bought a bag of the aqua one pitch black gravel. I found I didnt have enough for my small 6g tank (cost me $21 for the gravel) so I chucked in white gravel. My small tank looks like a lammington. My BBGs like it though. |
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| sumthin_fishy Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 314 Votes: 16 Registered: 13-Aug-2004 | thanks for the replies! any luck colinc? hi mango its for a shellie tank so i dont think aquaclay will be good, but i am looking to try my hand at a planted tank soon so i will keep that in mind. does aquaclay cloud the water? Tuscan path aye? can i just get that from bunnings? |
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