Cheap Substrate

[Kevin G.]

Need to get something in the bottom of my 375. Not a huge fan of sand although my Bichirs would be happy about it. Looking for fine natural looking gravel. Anybody have an ideas where to source something locally?
Thanks

 

[FishBeast]

Need to get something in the bottom of my 375. Not a huge fan of sand although my Bichirs would be happy about it. Looking for fine natural looking gravel. Anybody have an ideas where to source something locally?
Thanks

Have you looked into the garnet blasting sand? About $20 for a 50 lb bag. Bichirs look great on them.

 

[FishBeast]

Vigoro pea gravel is also cheap (Home Depot).

 

[VickiK]

that's what I'm going to get for Tankie, the Texas Red Cichlid. He's a maniac.

 

[ZeusAlmightyShortLegs]

Diamond blasing sand $7.99 50#

 

[Lora]

I am so glad I am on this group now, I had totally forgotten about black blasting sand and was going to buy fluorite black for my 200g. That cost would have been INSANE.

 

[VickiK]

I am so glad I am on this group now, I had totally forgotten about black blasting sand and was going to buy fluorite black for my 200g. That cost would have been INSANE.

OMG - I just put a brown Fluorite in a tank that now houses plastic plants because the Texas Red Cichild in there, likes to destroy -- no, annihilate -- plant matter of any kind. NOT A FAN of that substrate at ALL. I mixed in pretty pea gravel - thank god - or it would have been a total loss. I'm running undergravel filters in there too - which is also very stupid. I need to get Tankie a new, bigger tank with gravel substrate.

 

[bjudd2271]

Pool filter sand, 5.50