Substrate question

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Feeder Fish
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Have you trued looking around for the Cemex stuff? I find it all over the place here in AZ. Find a landscaping rock supply and ask them.
 
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Alligator Gar
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no, you will have a red bare bottom tank.
 
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Oh and I forgot ... Petsmart actually carries a substrate used for live plants that might come close to what youre looking for ;)


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i have done this with my small tanks and they look crisp and clean compared to having garnet on the tank. the only issue i had is I didn't prep the tank base properly and the paint is cracking. I painted the outside bottom with "indian maroon" that looks similar to garnet shade.

it's more natural looking to have substrate on the though and I prefer to have garnet on my display tank.
 
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litigator666 said:
i have done this with my small tanks and they look crisp and clean compared to having garnet on the tank. the only issue i had is I didn't prep the tank base properly and the paint is cracking. I painted the outside bottom with "indian maroon" that looks similar to garnet shade.

it's more natural looking to have substrate on the though and I prefer to have garnet on my display tank.
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So it does work well like garnet does tho ? I can always cover it with garnet later hen I find some


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Jack Dempsey
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Estes makes a product called permacolor quartz, its silica sand for pool filters. Grain size is fine, medium and trowel. Here's their standard color chart which includes a few shades of red.

http://www.permacolorquartz.com/files/PermaColor_Standard_Chart_web.bmp

I'm not sure what size tank its for, they come in 50 lb bags for $22-24 per bag. You can contact the company directly and ask for a local distributer to save on shipping. Hope this helps

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