eco-complete very coarse

[blazeyreef]

oh good, I thought I was the only one with big ugly chunks of rock. I know I had seen pics of eco in some tanks were it was very fine, and that was NOT what I got...

[allwet]

will check out hs posts and etc.didnt know that about the move you mentioned.i like most of the forums but some of them dont have a lot of activity.

nothing wrong with posting on several forums but i tend to just stay on one, possibly two.allwet...

[EricSilver]

Originally Posted by allwet

their is probably more under the inital layer of substrate but at least i cant see it.

Not yet. The larger grains will continue to migrate to the top.

FYI: My fiirst bags of Tahitian Moon (purchased in 2004) were pure black, with practically no lighter colored grains, giving teh substrate a velvety-smooth appearance. A few months ago I bought a replenishment bag, and there there were quite a few lighter colored grains in it. It was likely just my batch, but examine the contents carefully before buying.

Also, root tabs, plant spikes, or injectcions of liquid or pelletized supplements into the substrate will compensate for any mineral deficiency.

[allwet]

ok eric.unfortunately im not around well stocked Lfs in this area.have to rely on pics from the internet and catalogs i get.back in the 60's and 70's i never knew they mailordered stuff....as i had plenty of good Lfs in the kc,mo area.

being disabled its hard 4 me to drive to kc anymore.thats a roundtrip of about 150 miles depending on where i go.you hobbyist's who have good shops to go to are so lucky its hard for me to find premium fish food like osi,hikari,omegaone,aquarium,spectrum and etc.the shops just dont stock it.sorry to get so off topic.allwet......

[EricSilver]

Originally Posted by allwet

you hobbyist's who have good shops to go to are so lucky its hard for me to find premium fish food like osi,hikari,omegaone,aquarium,spectrum and etc.

How ironic; The 'good shops' around me are Petsmart and Petco. They have really begun to get their act together in regard to plants and fish selection, and underprice all but one LFS I know of.

Also, thanks for revealing that OmegaOne is a prfemium brand. I have a small container of it, and my fish seem to like it more than frozen food. Now I know why.

[allwet]

Originally Posted by EricSilver

How ironic; The 'good shops' around me are Petsmart and Petco. They have really begun to get their act together in regard to plants and fish selection, and underprice all but one LFS I know of.

Also, thanks for revealing that OmegaOne is a prfemium brand. I have a small container of it, and my fish seem to like it more than frozen food. Now I know why.

i go to a petco in st joe,mo and its a pretty nice shop.of course they dont carry the premium foods i want except for some hikari.the rest of the premium food i have to mailorder.

the 4 Lfs dont carry rocks,slate,wood etc but petco does.their tanks are in pretty good shape.sometimes many fish will be dead and or diseased,but the following day the undesirable ones have been removed. and the tanks look ok.omegaone is awesome..allwet.......

[NeverEndingNinja]

I covered my EC with plants, and now it looks great!

[allwet]

thats what i want to do nen.....i have to mailorder all my plants.bought some nice looking plants off of ebay but a few didnt make it as its just 2 cold here and probably inbetween from where they were sent.

put the few that did make it in the tank but they r in bad shape.not going to give up yet though as i'll place another order in a few days.allwet....

[lauraleellbp]

You should also take a look at the Swap N Shop forum for plants- you can get some great deals there...

[allwet]

Originally Posted by lauraleellbp

You should also take a look at the Swap N Shop forum for plants- you can get some great deals there...

u referring to another site or is the swap n shop on this board? i sure cant find it if its on this board.

i did see one person(lowcoaster) offering plants 4 sale...allwet

[lauraleellbp]

No, it's here on this forum, under the "members" section:

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/swap-n-shop/

[allwet]

tnx LL 4 the link.good thing u gave it to me because i still cant find it on the forum.i click pt forum buts its not their???...at least i dont see it.got it bookmarked and memorized however.allwet.......

[lauraleellbp]

That's really weird- can you see the Lounge forum?

[frozenbarb]

I think you need a certain amount of post to view the SNS and to be logged in.

[allwet]

yeah i can see the lounge forum ok.no big deal.tnx...allwet...