that's pretty awesome. slate looks great, i would easily jump for it if it's not so darn heavy! keep it up, and let's see it in a tank soon.
<tyrome biggums' voice>check out the rock I bought!
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where do you buy that stuff? like a construction supply place? My LFS wants like $1.50/lb for all their rocks!!! I have a construction place downtown that sells rocks and stuff, but I haven't checked it out. I really like the look of your cave!!!!!
Landscaping place would have it as well as a construction supply. Cheaper than the LFS. I didn't need that much so When I went to the landscape supply place they let me take all the broken pcs, at the bottom of the crate!
Some were pretty good size. Plenty big enought to make the cave and a wall or whatever, Just to small to use for the landscaping. And free too!
Some were pretty good size. Plenty big enought to make the cave and a wall or whatever, Just to small to use for the landscaping. And free too!
just make sure you get something inert. slate, river stones = good. pretty much anything else including died, "polished" = bad
Yeah, so the plants on top didn't work out so well. The gravel isn't deep enough for the roots for the dwarf sag, especially with my loaches digging through it. Right now there's nothing on top other than flourite. I haven't decided what to put there. Does anyone have a suggestion for something? I was considering java moss.
Sam
Sam
I went down to the building supply place and found a peice of slate I liked. It is like 3'x2' and weighs around 50lbs. I took it inside and the guys were trying to figure out how to sell it to me, because they sell it by the ton. Expensive stuff too, the guy said its like $395 per ton. They gave up on me and my rock and told me to just take it. WOOHOO!!! free rock! :dance
So while I was wandering around their yard, i noticed that they carry the same gravel as I use in my tank! Only that too is by the ton. I bought a 5 gallon bucket ($4.99) and they had me drive my Jeep up onto their huge truck scales. I got to find out how much my car weighs too! I loaded my bucket with rock, and drove the jeep back onto the scales. 40lbs of gravel later I paid $8.99 total.
Thats with tax and the bucket. I should have brought my own bucket. I think I got a great deal, cuz the same rock at petco is like $10.99 for a 10lb bag!!!
So while I was wandering around their yard, i noticed that they carry the same gravel as I use in my tank! Only that too is by the ton. I bought a 5 gallon bucket ($4.99) and they had me drive my Jeep up onto their huge truck scales. I got to find out how much my car weighs too! I loaded my bucket with rock, and drove the jeep back onto the scales. 40lbs of gravel later I paid $8.99 total.
Thats with tax and the bucket. I should have brought my own bucket. I think I got a great deal, cuz the same rock at petco is like $10.99 for a 10lb bag!!!
it was an ace hardware in sunnyvale, CA It's more of a building supply than a hardware store. I'll try to find the exact name tonight.
