600g substrate ideas

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
I also have a tank with large oscars and cichla jds bichirs red devels and they are fine with pfs no sand in filters and they move it around. It stays on the bottom

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itsKRUDD said:
Tile idea is interesting... Does anyone have any pictures of this? How does it look? Does it offer a natural look or no?? Also how do people feel about backdrops for their tanks?


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My old 180gal with tile. Easy to clean. As for the back drop, I like black. For my 350gal, I will be doing tile for the back.

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itsKRUDD said:
Is there a certain tile you can or cannot use? That to me stands out like a sore thumb, black may be a little more subtle but I'm not sure?


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I personally liked the look of my old 180gal tank. But that's just me and I can care less what people think.....

Moving on...

As for a tile that you can and can't use....., i think slate would be the worst. Just for the fact that it might raise your ph. That's about it. Ceramic and marble can be pretty costly for large tanks.....I guess.


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haynchinook334 said:
I personally liked the look of my old 180gal tank. But that's just me and I can care less what people think.....

Moving on...

As for a tile that you can and can't use....., i think slate would be the worst. Just for the fact that it might raise your ph. That's about it. Ceramic and marble can be pretty costly for large tanks.....I guess.


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I agree. Tank is all about what you like and as long you like it that's all that counts


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Tile is cool. I just like sand overall. This is almost small rock to large sand whatever you want to call it. Carib sea torpedo beach. Amazon had a cheap place to order it from. Pm me if you want me to look it up for you. uploadfromtaptalk1346098971930.jpguploadfromtaptalk1346099068311.jpg

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Make sure that the substrate you use is not too fine. River pebbles from 1/2-1" are ideal. My old 715 did really well with these. I mixed in smaller 1/4" pebbles to fill in as well. Tiles get pockets of eutropichic bacteria beneath them which could cause major problems! Do not use lime based stone that affects pH
 
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