Re: sand

[Dennis or Karen Eichorst <fishnstitch@kcnet.com>]

I originally got mine at the LFS,but many people seem to get theirs from either
a quarry or smd blasting supply store.

Mike Chappell wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I am from the pittsburgh area, wondering where you are finding this sand at?
> At a landcaping stone yard? At a home depot/lowes type of shop? Thanks for
> the info where to find some at.  I have asked a few people local with no
> locating it-
>
> Mike Chappell
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com
> [mailto:owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com]On Behalf Of Dennis or Karen
> Eichorst
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:29 PM
> To: apisto@listbox.com
> Subject: Re: sand
>
> I first got onto black beauty over 12 years ago, using the same batch in a
> 40
> breeder plant tank for apistos.  I've had apistos, checkerboard cichlids,
> and
> black neons spawn in the tank so don't believe it is a problem.  However, it
> does appear to be rather abrasive on corys.
>
> Dennis.
>
> Mike wrote:
>
> > I use BB in almost all my tanks.  I have not had any problems in the past
> 3
> > years using it.  My understanding of the product, is it is a byproduct of
> > coal production, but that may be a myth.
> > Mike
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Sanchez" <apistogrammasetc@yahoo.com>
> > To: <apisto@listbox.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 12:28 PM
> > Subject: Re: sand
> >
> > > Yes Randy that is the name, Black beauty couldn't think of it. I have
> bags
> > > of it laying around it is so cheap. I have used it for years like Randy
> > said
> > > with zero problems. I have used it with all sorts of Apistos and spawned
> > > tons of them and I am yet to have any problems from my supplier. I have
> > > tested for changes in pH and conductivity and haven't seen any changes.
> > >
> > >
> > > David Sanchez
> > > Orlando, FL
> > > www.geocities.com/barbax2
>
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Dennis apologizes for forgetting to remove Karen's .sig before sending the
preceding message.
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