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Title: Where to get/buy clay?
Post by: valiko on March 20, 2004, 04:28:08 PM

What is the place to dig out some clay or buy it for the purpose clay balls?

Title: Where to get/buy clay?
Post by: tigerize on March 20, 2004, 05:29:16 PM

My garden! lol...You might try looking anywhere around orleans or cumberland...there's a lot of clay in the soil around here. You'd have to rinse it a lot though.

Title: Where to get/buy clay?
Post by: cichlid_girl on March 20, 2004, 11:44:47 PM

you can buy clay from any pottery supple store for very cheap. its usually around 20 bucks for 50 lbs. some pottery supply stores will even have a kiln if you want to fire it.

Title: Where to get/buy clay?
Post by: Migs on March 21, 2004, 05:39:12 PM

Hey Valiko,
If you buy some clay around town, would you mind if I pitched in? I only need about 20 pounds worth. I don't wanna waste/store extra clay in my house...
Thanks!
Miguel

Title: Where to get/buy clay?
Post by: valiko on March 21, 2004, 08:48:56 PM

sure... If I opt to buy it.

I still hope to find some place where I can dig some out ;)

Title: Where to get/buy clay?
Post by: Migs on March 23, 2004, 12:17:57 PM

Cool, if you find some tell me! I could drive you out there!

Title: Where to get/buy clay?
Post by: Migs on March 25, 2004, 08:09:19 PM

Hey Valiko,
I read on a few spots on the internet that kitty litter works well as a clay bottom-layer substrate. So I'm going to try it. I got a bag of non-clumping kitty litter(Ingredients state only Natural Clay) for a few bucks. We'll see how it turns out..

Title: Where to get/buy clay?
Post by: Migs on March 30, 2004, 10:09:06 PM

Oh bitter failure!!!
Apparently, there was something dreadfully wrong with my plan... After 3 days, the water was clearing up so I gently shook my plants... all the leaves fell off!!! Crap! Crap! Crap! Crap!

I am currently cleaning the mess in my tank and will start over, a little wiser and a little more bitter... I will be looking for a less processed form of substrate. Everything outside is melting so it should be easier for me. and no... I will not consider using fluorite or eco-complete. My goal is to find cheap, unprocessed alternatives for substrate.

Title: Where to get/buy clay?
Post by: cichlid_girl on March 31, 2004, 01:17:36 AM

i have always had good success with a 1" layer of steralized potting soil covered with 1" of small very rounded rock from a river. The breakdown of organic material within the soil will also provide all the CO2 needed for most tanks. Just let the tank cycle for a couple weeks before you add fish.
a good book to pick up would be "Aquarium Plants" by Peter Hiscock. they have it at chapters and i have found it very helpfull.

Title: Where to get/buy clay?
Post by: luvfishies on March 31, 2004, 01:26:24 AM

Profile Pond Soil

"dirt" cheap, but lightweigh and will need a "cap" of gravel.

OVAS

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