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Sun Dec 11, 2005, 03:17 AM
#1
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Sun Dec 11, 2005, 06:52 AM
#2
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Hi Rick,
that gravel should suit the purpose very well.
I under stand as far as the colour of the fish goes but it will be ok.
A nice piece of driftwood and plants will look nice.
Ben
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Sun Dec 11, 2005, 07:41 AM
#3
Thanks Ben Now i don't have to spend like $80 on gravel saved me a few $$$
Cheers,
Rick
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Sun Dec 11, 2005, 07:52 AM
#4
Moderator
Mind you....Black gravel looks stunning!
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Sun Dec 11, 2005, 10:20 AM
#5
Yeah it does my brother has it but i find it buffers the water to much becuase my bro can get from about 6.8 after a w/c and will rasie to about 7.8 maybe 8.0 over a week but he only has tropical fish and they all seem happy
But yes black gravel does look but if i can save a bit $$ i will LOL
Cheers,
Rick
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Sun Dec 11, 2005, 12:35 PM
#6
Looks multi colour to me not white.
Just like to add, if you think about it the substrate is a once off cost so get what you like.
Not like fish food you have to buy regularly and the electricity to run the tanks plus the water for WC and whatever else i have missed out on,These thing's are on going cost in running a tank.
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Sun Dec 11, 2005, 02:01 PM
#7
Yeah that's true duck might sleep on it
Might think of getting a darker colour to show the fishyd colours better
Cheers,
Rick
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Sun Dec 11, 2005, 08:37 PM
#8
Just my quick two cents...
Black gravel does look very good. But the discus can darken and you don't get best bang for buck out of their colouration.
That gravel you have showed us looks like the run of the mill "Coffs Harbour Gravel"
IMO opinion discus look fantastic with a really light substrate. I use pool filter sand in one of my tanks at the suggestions of others such as Proteus etc. It looks fantastic (except at the moment as i'm battling with an algae problem), the discus colour up very well.
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Mon Dec 12, 2005, 12:50 AM
#9
Cheers Oscar you i'll price some different gravel today and let you know what i am doing thanks for everyones help...
Cheers,
Rick
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Mon Dec 12, 2005, 04:57 AM
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i use white marbel chips in my flowerhorn tank and it looks great. looks very similar to sand. i think it cost about $10 for 25kg from a landscaping place.
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