Cat liter ( good substrate)?

Alec · 02-18-2004, 08:39 PM

Hi,

My sister is going off to college and shes giving me her empty 10 gallon tank so i decided to experiment with it before i do anyhting to my main tank. Right now i have a lot of cat liter around and was wondering if its a good substate and how would you go about cleaning it so the dust does not cloud the water to much.?

Please i need comments so i can start thanks.

Rolo · 02-18-2004, 10:14 PM

This question has been answered many times over, you would larn alot by using the search button. Cat litter is good, I would use it. Just rinse it off before use.

ginnie5 · 02-19-2004, 01:37 PM

special kitty is the brand I used, got it at wally world. you need to check it firs though and make sure it won't change your water. I did not rinse mine I just mixed it with some sand out that down and covered it with a good layer of sand. The tanks has been up and running for about a year with no problems. Over time some of the cat litter has crept to the top but it kind of looks natural. If I pull up plants there is major clouding but it usually clears up in a matter of hours. The roots on my plants are awesome. Its just now that I'm having to add anything for my swords. HTH!!

**Urkevitz** · 02-19-2004, 10:31 PM

Scented or unscented?

ginnie5 · 02-19-2004, 11:10 PM

unscented and NOT scoopable. Its just plain clay cat litter. I think its 1.97 a bag here.

02-19-2004, 01:37 PM	#3
ginnie5 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: SC Posts: 276	special kitty is the brand I used, got it at wally world. you need to check it firs though and make sure it won't change your water. I did not rinse mine I just mixed it with some sand out that down and covered it with a good layer of sand. The tanks has been up and running for about a year with no problems. Over time some of the cat litter has crept to the top but it kind of looks natural. If I pull up plants there is major clouding but it usually clears up in a matter of hours. The roots on my plants are awesome. Its just now that I'm having to add anything for my swords. HTH!! __________________ 75g planted.. 3 festivum 2 von rio tetras 3 rummy nose tetras 5 black neons 1 sae 2 bristlenose plecs 1 clown plec 3 clown loaches 2 borellis..male 10g shrimp tank, amanos and ghost shrimp 2 10g borelli tanks

02-19-2004, 11:10 PM	#5
ginnie5 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: SC Posts: 276	unscented and NOT scoopable. Its just plain clay cat litter. I think its 1.97 a bag here. __________________ 75g planted.. 3 festivum 2 von rio tetras 3 rummy nose tetras 5 black neons 1 sae 2 bristlenose plecs 1 clown plec 3 clown loaches 2 borellis..male 10g shrimp tank, amanos and ghost shrimp 2 10g borelli tanks

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02-18-2004, 08:39 PM	#1
Alec Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Baltimore Posts: 213	Hi, My sister is going off to college and shes giving me her empty 10 gallon tank so i decided to experiment with it before i do anyhting to my main tank. Right now i have a lot of cat liter around and was wondering if its a good substate and how would you go about cleaning it so the dust does not cloud the water to much.? Please i need comments so i can start thanks.

02-18-2004, 10:14 PM	#2
Rolo Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota Posts: 1,716	This question has been answered many times over, you would larn alot by using the search button. Cat litter is good, I would use it. Just rinse it off before use.

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Urkevitz Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NY Posts: 1,866	Scented or unscented?