Oil-Dri
- Thread starter mysticmikie
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oil-dri as in the stuff you clean up fuel spills with? just wondering, been using that stuff for years (not in aquariums)
This is the exact bag I used
http://www.tractorsupply.com/vehicl...afe-t-sorb-trade-oil-absorbent-40-lb--0800989
http://www.tractorsupply.com/vehicl...afe-t-sorb-trade-oil-absorbent-40-lb--0800989
I just put the Oil Dri in my 55g tank after rinsing it in a wire mesh kitchen strainer and added water w/ my Python. What a mess! When I rinsed the stuff I made shure that the water that ran through the Oil Dri was nice and clear before I put it in the bucket to take to the aquarium. I thoudgt that it was rinsed well because I have used this method a few times before and knew that it worked. But I was wrong, very wrong.
It looks like when the cloud diminishes I'll be at it with my Python and try to vac up the mess that I missed in the rinsing. Don't get me wrong, I dont mind the work. I've found that if I simply accept that the work must be done AND DO IT I have better looking and healther tanks that I can enjoy even more for my effort.
I still think that it will be worth it in the end. Plus I still like the deal I got. $10 on the Oil Dri (I had a friend who runs his own garage deliver it to my house) vs $140 plus on Fourite or Eco (from That Fish Place) and shipping.
I'll let you all know how the clean up job goes.
It looks like when the cloud diminishes I'll be at it with my Python and try to vac up the mess that I missed in the rinsing. Don't get me wrong, I dont mind the work. I've found that if I simply accept that the work must be done AND DO IT I have better looking and healther tanks that I can enjoy even more for my effort.
I still think that it will be worth it in the end. Plus I still like the deal I got. $10 on the Oil Dri (I had a friend who runs his own garage deliver it to my house) vs $140 plus on Fourite or Eco (from That Fish Place) and shipping.
I'll let you all know how the clean up job goes.
Well, I just did a vac of the substrate and man did I pull up a bunch of sediment. I must have gown through at least 40g of what this 55g can hold with 4in of substrate. And it looks like I will have to do this a number of times. Oh well, it just means that once all is said and done and I have it stocked with pretty plants and pretty fish I will enjoy it even more for all the work that I put into it. Right?
Thanks,but for now it is very dusty. Do you suggest that I continue to vacuum it or should I just leave it alone for now ? :nilly:
