tfoster Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 Hey all, I need to buy crushed coral etc for my substrate and rocks for formations. I have spent the weekend looking at some of the local LFS around and have yet to find any suppliers. Most have standard pebbles etc. The tank is going to be setup for Malawi Mbuna's Any one able to assist. Cheers Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViS Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Seeing as you are in Vic, Arj is holding a photo comp on his forum with a 20kg bag of crushed coral as a prize Addicted 2 fish forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart74 Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Hi Tim, What size crushed coral sand were you after? If you are chasing the very fine stuff then Good luck finding any at reasonable prices. What LFS have you been to?? as there are plenty over your direction that have a varied range of rocks for sale. Cheers Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatoscarlover Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Yeah might be worth shooting Arj a PM or email as he might have another bag he can sell. Cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.s Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 You can get some cheaper alternatives to crushed coral from garden/landscape suppliers like limestone sand and crushed marble - they both contain calcium carbonate which is the ingredient in crushed coral which does most of the buffering. Another great alternative is shell grit mixed in with you gravel and sand which is also composed of mainly calcium carbonate. Another thing to remember is that the more water you have flowing through or over your substrate the better its buffering capacity will be - for this reason some people like to put some of the substrate in their canister filters where water is constantly flowing. Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfoster Posted February 23, 2005 Author Share Posted February 23, 2005 Thanks for all the help. I'll check out some garden supply places this weekend. I hope i find what I need. Cheers Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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