New World 90gal Low Tech- a Pictoral Journey!! 11/13 Replanting Begins

[Ozymandias]

finally get to see it all. looks good again can't wait to see it in the tank

[James From Cali]

Good fun lol.

[rasetsu]

Wuhstoff knives...my favorite.

Gawd, gravel rinsing is a pain....went with Eco-Complete to avoid that.

[lauraleellbp]

So I walk outside to shift the substrate around some, expose more to the sun, and just the Fluorite sand is covered in honeybees?

[fishscale]

Originally Posted by rasetsu

Wuhstoff knives...my favorite.

Gawd, gravel rinsing is a pain....went with Eco-Complete to avoid that.

PShhht, when I make it big as a rapper, I'm gonna buy me some Global GS's. WITH RIMS.

Interesting substrate choices. If you don't mind me asking, what were the prices on these? I'm looking to mix or replace my SMS, since it weighs roughly as much as a pleco fart.

[lauraleellbp]

I got the Fluorite all from my LSF for $20/bag (6 bags x 15.4 lbs/bag)
Colorquartz from local pool supply company $23 for 50lb bag
AquaPebbles on Ebay, $25 for 30lbs shipped

Approx. 175lb total and approx $1/lb

(No one had better say a THING to my hubby about my using "his" knives to open bags hehehehe)

ROFL @ "weighs about as much as a pleco fart"

[SeaSerpant]

Hope does you good for substrate. Any pics of it?

[James From Cali]

Originally Posted by lauraleellbp

I got the Fluorite all from my LSF for $20/bag (6 bags x 15.4 lbs/bag)
Colorquartz from local pool supply company $23 for 50lb bag
AquaPebbles on Ebay, $25 for 30lbs shipped

Approx. 175lb total and approx $1/lb

(No one had better say a THING to my hubby about my using "his" knives to open bags hehehehe)

ROFL @ "weighs about as much as a pleco fart"

*How to get a hold of Laura Lees hubby*

Just kidding......at least you didnt use your moms good fork to digest a frog lol.

[Wingsdlc]

So I am guessing this flourite black is becoming more common now? Do you happen to have any of the info on the product?

[lauraleellbp]

Seachem still hasn't posted any, at least not that I'm aware of? I did read through a Seachem thread where they said that they should be posting "soon," and the substrates are "comparable" to the old Fluorite.

LOL @ James- so did your mom catch you?

[James From Cali]

Yes she did....lets just say there was yelling and me running from a flying fork lol.

[Buck]

Laura maybe the bees thought your new substrate was so "sweet looking" they had to take a closer look ! That should look nice in the tank.

I hope you have better luck with the hatchets then I did. One by one they thought the grass was greener on the other side and dove for it.
I have always run open top tanks so they were not a good choice and I learned the hard way.

I cant wait to see ya get it up and running and see how it works with the new substrate...

[SeaSerpant]

Nvm Saw the pic on the other page.

[dekstr]

Great to see your tank finally progressing along Laura!

I have learned a lot from your posts and will continue to learn more from this journal.

Hmm those actinics would be okay for viewing purposes. It's also good as you know you always have the option of going high light!

How big is the tank anyway? Footprint and gallons?

Keep updated because I'm subscribing!

[dekstr]

Also those clown loaches might wreak havoc to your plants. I know this guy with a half dozen clown loaches in a 90g, he tried to make it planted but every single plant got annihiliated by those fish. So be careful!