Tunnel Rat Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Hi if anybody can help I am trying to find a red substrate very fine that looks like the pic's below. Thanks for any help Rat ps my first thread go easy on me love the site guys got me thinking about setting up a African Cichlid tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novafishy Posted April 29, 2006 Share Posted April 29, 2006 Not too sure when you can find that kind of reddish sand. but that's one FAT endlicheri!! It could be a mix between some red and brown coloured really fine "gravel/sand". i know a place which stocks sand/fine gravel like so: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunnel Rat Posted April 29, 2006 Author Share Posted April 29, 2006 Not too sure when you can find that kind of reddish sand. but that's one FAT endlicheri!! It could be a mix between some red and brown coloured really fine "gravel/sand". i know a place which stocks sand/fine gravel like so: That looks nice and fine where can I go and have a close look. Its for a tank that will hold two Endi's & a fresh water ray so fine is good they say they show good colour on red I have found a nice colour gravel red/brown but not fine is there a way I could crush it thx for the help Rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Salita Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 That doesnt look exactly like Garnet sand. But Garnet sand would look similar. You can get it from sandblasters. Might be worth investigating... Cheers, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunnel Rat Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 That doesnt look exactly like Garnet sand. But Garnet sand would look similar. You can get it from sandblasters. Might be worth investigating... Cheers, Jason ← Thx Eddie will give it a try on monday.Just to make sure when you say sandblasters you do mean the high pressure sandblasting industrial equipment right.Do you know that it is safe for Aquariums. Thanks again Rat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Salita Posted April 30, 2006 Share Posted April 30, 2006 Yeps, sandblasting supplies places. I wont promise that what you get will be safe... But I get my limestone sand from such places. Obviously I wash it well. Perhaps others will know of another place you can get garnet sand from, but thats just the place that came to my mind. Garnet sand was pretty popular not so long ago, so no doubt there are other sources for it. Its a very fine heavy sand usually reddy, orange couloured. I have not personally used Garnet sand, but I know others have, and I know thats one place you can get it. So in short, I dont know first hand that the Garnet sand you will buy if any will be safe.... oh, one other thing. Garnet sand is quite heavy. SO if you are putting in a thick layer, a reinforced tank bottom or well supported tank bottom is reccomended imo... here is a page that shows you the colour, and has a data sheet on it: garnet and grits Peoples, are there any other places where one might get Garnet sand??? hth, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunnel Rat Posted April 30, 2006 Author Share Posted April 30, 2006 Not too sure when you can find that kind of reddish sand. but that's one FAT endlicheri!! It could be a mix between some red and brown coloured really fine "gravel/sand". i know a place which stocks sand/fine gravel like so: ← Hey nova where can I have a look at that sandy gravel you have ? thx mate Thanks Eddie for your help will let you all now how i go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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