My big problem with fluorite is that it breaks down over time, and is very, very dusty. You stir the gravel bed a little bit, and ... the tank is cloudy for the next month. must be a very long time,..i had this f. dark for like 4 years now. just hate the look.. Thansk Krisfor the clarification on t...

Flourite is *not* inert. It has a rather high CEC to absorb nutrients. I just don't like it because it's rough, compacts, and is more difficult to plant in. what are CEC? Becca, the main reason im switching is that i am tired of seeing red and black mixed...flourite "dark" has that dark c...

I generally agree with Josh's assessments, but have a few key notes after using it in several of my tanks: - It's definitely lighter, but I don't view this as a plus. I find that the lightness means I need extra depth or extra effort to get a foreground started, as any swish will cause the substrat...

Good evening everyone! So, I'm contemplating the idea of changing the substrate, layout, everything on my 75. maybe. I was thinking about brightwell rio oscuro. Does anyone have personal experience w it, or the other brightwell product? is it inert and designed to "hold" nutrients from was...

So, I just realized its my daughters' first birthday party on that saturday...LOL I guess I won't be at the meeting afterall. If anyone can help Nagesh w the regulator that would be great!
Anyone has a spare solenoid to sell him? thanks

Please post what you can bring to the meeting here.

I'll be there, probably with 10-20 species of plants for the auction. I'll know what as we get closer. I'm looking forward to a great talk from our guest speaker, coming all the way from Texas! Nagesh is definitely looking for plants! We also looking for advise on a regulator we got for a 20lb tank...

Say, who's coming to Nagesh's house?
What are you bringing for the auction?
What are you looking for?
A separate thread should be started for food, coming soon.

halak wrote:

ddavila06 wrote:I bought 5 sodas and two 5 lbs bags of ice today! donation for the club

Tim already offered to bring sodas a few posts above.

ur right, i missed that!! more soda for me

I bought 5 sodas and two 5 lbs bags of ice today! donation for the club