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  1. Dan Walter

    Popular substrate?

    Hi Foxfish, Aquajardin have a store near to Southampton and have a good range of substrates including the ADA soils. Worth checking out if you're in the area. I'm currently using Florabase Columbo with good results although I found the grain size a bit large for my liking. Cheers Dan
  2. Dan Walter

    ADA Nile Sand alternative?

    That is kind of why I wanted the Nile Sand, due to grain size I imagined it would hold bottom better and not waft around as much as plain sand during maintenance etc. It's also the perfect colour for what I'm after. The Unipac Arctic is quite nice but might be a bit grey in colour... It's...
  3. Dan Walter

    ADA Nile Sand alternative?

    Good thinking G-man, i've got a bag of Argos playsand lying around doing nowt.
  4. Dan Walter

    ADA Nile Sand alternative?

    Hi all, ADA Nile Sand is perfect for the foreground that I'm planning, but I begrudge spending £30 on sand, half of which I probably wont use. Just wondered if anyone knows anything similar to Nile Sand? Im looking at Unipac's Senegal or Zambezi currently... Anyone know of any others out...
  5. Dan Walter

    Re-using Tropica substrate

    Thanks for the quick response Sam, I just wondered whether the tropica substrate would be as effective nutrient wise if already used? I considered planting capsules but would rather save cash if I don't need them? Cheers Dan
  6. Dan Walter

    Re-using Tropica substrate

    I've been using Tropica plant substrate capped with sand in my current set up that has been running for 6months or so. My question is can I use the substrate again when i re-scape this tank? I had planned to mix the tropica and sand together then cover this with Nature Soil or similar. Any...
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