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Fish talk => General Aquarium Discussion => Topic started by: rhonda on March 18, 2007, 09:24:09 PM

Title: where can i get crushed coral
Post by: rhonda on March 18, 2007, 09:24:09 PM
Dose any one know the best place to get crushed coral on the gold coast . (for in the filter instead of a buffer???
will calcium carb in the tank do the same thing
if so where is the best place to get that
Title: Re: where can i get crushed coral
Post by: cichlid fry on March 18, 2007, 09:53:13 PM
Quite hard to get these days. Wanted the same thing for my filter about a month ago. Looked everywhere, only place found was Age of Aquariums; 7kg bag of 20mm, but they also have 10mm bags as well.
Title: Re: where can i get crushed coral
Post by: HELPLESS on March 18, 2007, 09:56:42 PM
hi , dont know where u can get stuff as i live in bundy but you can also use shellgrit [ the stuff ya mix in with chook & bird seed ] in ya african tank - comes in fine medium & course grades - i use it 50 - 50 mix with me sand or gravel & it works well or just put in ya filters instead - i get mine from produce stores for about 90c kilo . so if ya know where a produce store is u could try that .  dont know if this helps your  problem though .. see ya
Title: Re: where can i get crushed coral
Post by: rhonda on March 18, 2007, 10:19:19 PM
i have fine shell grit in one fronny tank and calc carb in one . thanks for that .would still like some crushed coral???
Title: Re: where can i get crushed coral
Post by: christo on March 18, 2007, 11:27:16 PM
www.aquariumproducts.com

thats the place to get it ;)


christo
Title: Re: where can i get crushed coral
Post by: clownie on March 22, 2007, 09:13:22 PM
you can also get it from the Q superstore, looks quite good.
Title: Re: where can i get crushed coral
Post by: gasnitro on March 22, 2007, 10:54:33 PM
My opinion on the coral it is not much good in a tank more suited for sump filter application. shell grit it is good also but! i would not put it in a breeders tank, only reason is that when the girl picks up the eggs they tend to pick up substrate. and in that the sharp shell grit tend to be a bit harsh on the eggs. Calcium carb - crushed marble more suitable for tank application.