Flourite [Archive] - DFWfishbox

rolloffhill

11-24-2007, 11:11 AM

What LFS' or local stores have this and who has the best prices? I'm gonna leave BFE on Tuesday and head to the concrete jungle. Where should I go?? :hehe:

Vivarium Concepts

11-24-2007, 12:17 PM

Skipp,
have you looked into using the SoilMaster Select?

http://www.plantedtank.net/articles/Soilmaster-Select-Substrate/26/

And here is a comparison :

http://www.geocities.com/jhoetzl/tank/substrates/substratechallenge.htm

rolloffhill

11-24-2007, 12:47 PM

I knew there was another one that I forgot about. Thanks!

Now that is the stuff that I have to go to Ft. Worth to get right?

Vivarium Concepts

11-24-2007, 01:26 PM

Any Lesco store can order it, now whether or not they have it in stock well...... I would call the one closest to you. I got a bag at the one in Plano a few weeks ago and they had 3 or 4 of the red in stock.
They have a store locator on their site, but for some reason, I'm having trouble getting on it
www.lesco.com/

biggin

11-24-2007, 05:22 PM

I went by there a month ago and they did not have any and said there were not going to get any more.

How much you looking for Skipp?

Any Lesco store can order it, now whether or not they have it in stock well...... I would call the one closest to you. I got a bag at the one in Plano a few weeks ago and they had 3 or 4 of the red in stock.
They have a store locator on their site, but for some reason, I'm having trouble getting on it
www.lesco.com/

rolloffhill

11-24-2007, 05:27 PM

Enough for a 75 gallon tank, which from reading is 50#s

biggin

11-24-2007, 05:29 PM

Just SMS or are you going to cap it?

rolloffhill

11-24-2007, 05:31 PM

Well originally I was just going to add some flourite to the gravel that I just put in that has had flourite or laterite in it before. But now dunno...

I don't want over 3-4" so I guess just SMS

Vivarium Concepts

11-24-2007, 07:52 PM

Here we go

http://www.lesco.com/?PageID=27&ItemNumber=083365

This shows inventory at one of the Ft Worth stores having 20.
Anyway you have the phone numbers to call.

I'm guessing this is more of a spring/summer item and they probably do not carry it out of season.

glostik

11-25-2007, 12:35 AM

Im going to have some fluorite for sale soon.

-L

rolloffhill

11-27-2007, 05:26 PM

Ok so I picked up SMS yesterday at Lesco. What is the secret to getting a clear tank? I cleaned it until I got tired of cleaning it, with 2 filters running it didn't clear up one bit. So I drained the tank cleaned some of it again and slooooowly refilled the tank. Then when I turned the filters on again it got cloudy again. WTF?

And yes I did clean the filters before starting them back up.

biggin

11-27-2007, 05:28 PM

should have capped it....

I did not have that problem with the SMS.... I did not clean it either...

rolloffhill

11-27-2007, 05:30 PM

It would have been a nightmare if I hadn't cleaned it at all, it was really dirty. I didn't think you had to cap it....:confuzeld:

Vivarium Concepts

11-27-2007, 05:31 PM

Probably just gonna have to let it settle out.

rolloffhill

11-27-2007, 05:33 PM

So if I turn the filters off and let it settle, what is gonna make it not kick up again later? I am not diggin' this at all....

biggin

11-27-2007, 05:34 PM

biggin

11-27-2007, 05:35 PM

what is gonna make it not kick up again later?

Starts with a C ends with a P and the middle letter is A....

rolloffhill

11-27-2007, 05:41 PM

No... you don't have to cap it....

You don't have to pay taxes either....

I think it is better to cap it.... I have had better luck with capping.

Did you pour it over a plate or something or just into the SMS?

I put the hose into a pitcher, it took over an hour to fill (75g) it since I had it so low.

So if I need to cap it, what is the advantage of this stuff over flourite? I was under the impression that you could use this without anything else.

rolloffhill

11-27-2007, 05:42 PM

Starts with a C ends with a P and the middle letter is A....

:flipa: cap hat its all the same...:flipa:

Vivarium Concepts

11-27-2007, 05:44 PM

I'd just let it run.

biggin

11-27-2007, 06:07 PM

Cap Pics:

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc310/findme5x5/Apisto/Apisto_1.jpg

That is the best thing I have right now.... Do you want another pic?

rolloffhill

11-27-2007, 06:09 PM

A fork in your tank??:confuzeld:

biggin

11-27-2007, 06:10 PM

Holds the cucumber.... a trick I learned from Arnold....

rolloffhill

11-27-2007, 06:11 PM

Is that black T grade? Did you mix it with something else or is there gonna be other colors in there naturally?

biggin

11-27-2007, 06:11 PM

it is Black and Red T grade

tsunderl

11-27-2007, 06:18 PM

A fork in your tank??:confuzeld:

I asked the same thing!!! roflmao

bra8ndy8

11-27-2007, 10:53 PM

WOW it's not doing that good of a job.......cause the cucumber ESCAPED!!! LOL

mrsbiggin

11-28-2007, 08:30 PM

WOW it's not doing that good of a job.......cause the cucumber ESCAPED!!! LOL

No he's just too lazy to take the fork OUT of the tank when the fish eat all the cucumber....

AndrewH

11-28-2007, 09:46 PM

Fork in tank adds iron ;) , j/k

rolloffhill

11-28-2007, 09:59 PM

Don't talk about blake's forkintank like that!!! :fw:

biggin

11-28-2007, 10:02 PM

See if I ever post a pic to help anyone out again....

bra8ndy8

11-28-2007, 10:19 PM

Well when you do.....remove the fork........clean the glass.......and pick up your mess!! hehehe

biggin

11-28-2007, 10:23 PM

Actually I did clean most of the glass... around the bottom is a pain because there are a couple pieces of drift wood that makes it a pain to clean towards the bottom.

Well when you do.....remove the fork........clean the glass.......and pick up your mess!! hehehe

tsunderl

11-28-2007, 10:26 PM

Y'all, this is making Blake forking mad! (Get it...?) http://www.pushupstairs.com/images/emoticon/extra3/foreheadslap.gif

mrsbiggin

11-28-2007, 10:27 PM

i just think its forking funny!! :hehe:

bra8ndy8

11-28-2007, 10:31 PM

LOL I didn't notice a mess on the tank....I was just being a woman........and trying to get you to clean!!

rolloffhill

11-28-2007, 10:38 PM

I'm laughing my forkin ass off here....:rofl:

bra8ndy8

11-28-2007, 10:50 PM

U have you to be Forkin kidding me!! :p:

biggin

11-28-2007, 10:54 PM

Put a fork in this it is done....

mrsbiggin

11-28-2007, 10:57 PM

:beatdeadhorse:
:flipa: Fork you!:flipa:
:beatdeadhorse:

rolloffhill

11-28-2007, 11:12 PM

Get the fork out!!!

biggin

11-28-2007, 11:13 PM

The fork has been out for weeks.

tsunderl

11-28-2007, 11:17 PM

Out of the silverware drawer, that is! http://www.pushupstairs.com/images/emoticon/extra3/jester.gif