Substrate for Chocolate Neos

**Soothing Shrimp** · 01-01-2013, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drewsplantednutz

Ya no dark sub. I have black with my chocos and crs. Looking into the tank from 2 feet away I can spot at least half the crs and maybe one choco. But chocos are awesome. Out of the 18 I have they are probably 10 shades or chocolate.

+1 Let's face it, PFRs are beautiful but most are one color- RED.

With chocolates it's like having 10 shades of shrimp in the tank without having to worry about different shrimp colors breeding and messing up the offspring!

One of my favorite vars. of cherries!

**Rob in Puyallup** · 01-01-2013, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bananariot

Hehe any pool store usually. xD

Oh. Duh. (Guess that shows ya how often I go to those places!)

**Rob in Puyallup** · 01-01-2013, 10:53 PM

Lover of chocolates here, too!

**Rob in Puyallup** · 01-01-2013, 10:55 PM

Still a bit curious about pool sand. Is it sold in transparent plastic bags so you can see what you're getting... and is it inert?

**speedie408** · 01-01-2013, 11:10 PM

White Petco sand here:

octavusprime · 01-01-2013, 11:38 PM

Play sand comes in brown bags at home depot but there will be some that leaked out around that area for you to check out.

It is completely inert and will not ioni ally hold nutrients. Use root tabs and water column fertilization and you will do fine.

wicca27 · 01-02-2013, 04:42 AM

play sand tends to compact more. i like the pool filter sand cause it stays loose. plus with play sand you really have to wash it alot to get it clean where as pool filter sand is ready to just dump in no need to rinse it several times. pool filter sand is totally irnert so it doesnt change the chemistry in the pool. its used to polish the water i think. this is what mine looked like when i got it.

itzlinky · 01-02-2013, 04:46 AM

Thanks for the feedback everyone! Surprisingly, there seems to be a lot of chocolate love here.

I like the look you got speedie, exactly what I was thinking of in my head...so I guess I will be giving PFS a try with the chocolate neos. Thanks again!

**sbarbee54** · 01-02-2013, 04:52 AM

Pool filter sand inert as it comes and I use it with my btoe

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

**Rob in Puyallup** · 01-03-2013, 02:43 AM

Okay... Will be on the lookout for pool sand... Gonna have to check out PetCo, see if they're still having their dollar a gallon sale. Think I need a 10 gallon tank.

KenP · 01-04-2013, 12:09 AM

Rob I thought you were out of room?!

01-01-2013, 10:53 PM	#18
Rob in Puyallup Opae Ula Crazed. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 1,253	Lover of chocolates here, too! __________________ 35 gal Hex Shrimp and Celestial Pearl Danio ;29 gallon Endler's only;Petco Bookshelf 6.6 gal Crystal Shrimp and Hitchhiking CPD fry tank; Bookshelf 6.6 gal Brackish Opae Ula Shrimp; Fluval Ebi 7.9 gal assorted Shrimp only.; 10 gallon Opae Ula tank, started Nov 21, 2012. Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever...Journal Now... I'm out of room!

01-01-2013, 10:55 PM	#19
Rob in Puyallup Opae Ula Crazed. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 1,253	Still a bit curious about pool sand. Is it sold in transparent plastic bags so you can see what you're getting... and is it inert? __________________ 35 gal Hex Shrimp and Celestial Pearl Danio ;29 gallon Endler's only;Petco Bookshelf 6.6 gal Crystal Shrimp and Hitchhiking CPD fry tank; Bookshelf 6.6 gal Brackish Opae Ula Shrimp; Fluval Ebi 7.9 gal assorted Shrimp only.; 10 gallon Opae Ula tank, started Nov 21, 2012. Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever...Journal Now... I'm out of room!

01-01-2013, 11:10 PM	#20
speedie408 Canon Pimp #001 (View User Tanks) PTrader: (361/100%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bay Area, Cali Posts: 7,900	White Petco sand here: __________________ Canon Pimp Club #001 \| "ADA 120-P" \| Shrimp PIX COLLECTION by speedie408 \| RIP 39g "The Beginning" \| RIP "Variance" 40B collectoritis tank"

01-02-2013, 04:52 AM	#24
sbarbee54 The Security Dude (View User Tanks) PTrader: (47/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: The Badlands Posts: 2,547	Pool filter sand inert as it comes and I use it with my btoe Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD __________________ 55 Planted Rummys,2 GBR,8 Corys,4 Discus PFR Culls Many shrimp tanks http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/sh...half-done.html

01-03-2013, 02:43 AM	#25
Rob in Puyallup Opae Ula Crazed. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 1,253	Okay... Will be on the lookout for pool sand... Gonna have to check out PetCo, see if they're still having their dollar a gallon sale. Think I need a 10 gallon tank. __________________ 35 gal Hex Shrimp and Celestial Pearl Danio ;29 gallon Endler's only;Petco Bookshelf 6.6 gal Crystal Shrimp and Hitchhiking CPD fry tank; Bookshelf 6.6 gal Brackish Opae Ula Shrimp; Fluval Ebi 7.9 gal assorted Shrimp only.; 10 gallon Opae Ula tank, started Nov 21, 2012. Opae Ula, Hawaiian Red Shrimp, SuperShrimp, whatever...Journal Now... I'm out of room!

01-01-2013, 11:38 PM	#21
octavusprime Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 27	Play sand comes in brown bags at home depot but there will be some that leaked out around that area for you to check out. It is completely inert and will not ioni ally hold nutrients. Use root tabs and water column fertilization and you will do fine.

01-02-2013, 04:42 AM	#22
wicca27 Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Fort Knox Posts: 2,668	play sand tends to compact more. i like the pool filter sand cause it stays loose. plus with play sand you really have to wash it alot to get it clean where as pool filter sand is ready to just dump in no need to rinse it several times. pool filter sand is totally irnert so it doesnt change the chemistry in the pool. its used to polish the water i think. this is what mine looked like when i got it.

01-02-2013, 04:46 AM	#23
itzlinky Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Bowling Green, KY Posts: 7	Thanks for the feedback everyone! Surprisingly, there seems to be a lot of chocolate love here. I like the look you got speedie, exactly what I was thinking of in my head...so I guess I will be giving PFS a try with the chocolate neos. Thanks again!

01-04-2013, 12:09 AM	#26
KenP Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Old Bridge, NJ Posts: 130	Rob I thought you were out of room?!

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode