Going to get my 8'x3'x2' metal trough tomorrow. Question about soil. I am looking to go Home Depot to get all of my substrate materials. I am going to do the Top Soil, Sand, Vermiculite mix. For a 300 dry gallon tank, the ratios would be 48 cu ft soil, 12 cu ft sand and 12 cu ft verm. This is for when I build up and the entire tank is for substrate. Until then, I am going to do cover the tank with acrylic and fill it as high as a 130 basking spot, prob 1 ft with 2 45w halogens. this would be 12 cu ft soil and 6 of sand and verm. Online it doesnt look like Home Depot has vermiculite. May I ask the purpose of this? ITs a clay, so for good burrows? Will I find it if I go in the store probably? Thanks for the help, Maynard is gonna love it!

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