cool looking substrate?

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darthodo

darthodo

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Hi. I'm looking for some cool, different, gravel substrate that is generally less than 5 mm in diameter for a tank with a black background. I have a male black belt cichlid that will be the showpiece in the tank. I'd like a fairly natural look, but gravel that has some different colors.

If you can't name a specific one, can you show me a site that has a good selection?
 
better buy white sand or gravel... but sand is the best! Black fish/background looks great with white substrate... :D
 
I can get white pool filter sand for $10.00 a bag. Just didn't want to go with the pre-filter sponges again.
 
I just got some white pool filter sand with a black background and I love it. The only bad thing is poop shows up on the white sand. What I did was to get a Koralia 850 gph circulation pump (the kind with a magnet) and put it at the back/ bottom of my tank. I turn it on a few minutes each day and it stirrs the poop up so that my canister filters can suck it up. Works very well, I probably wont have to vaccuum it again. I will post a picture later when I get home. I may hook it and my lights up to a timer in the future
 
heres a pic, you can see the pump in the lower left of the tank
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Good idea. Love your fronts!
 
Nice frontosas. They're one of the few rift lake cichlids I'd actually like to own.

darthodo;3074722; said:
I can get white pool filter sand for $10.00 a bag. Just didn't want to go with the pre-filter sponges again.
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No canister filters then?
 
I just put some Estes ultra reef sand in my 240...comes in a bunch of colors and is small like 3m s grade but isnt a pain to wash or get. I got black...love it...doesnt kick up and float. BUT ittakes a little work to get it in the tank and sunk the first time. It will want to float but its fine for me now.
 
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