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jeffharding
at Mon Oct 15 10:38:26 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jeffharding ]
UPDATE-
On Saturday I drove an hour inland to a feed store to pick up an 8x3x2 steel stock tank. It barely fit in the back of my SUV, but I got it home and washed it out, so that part is done. Sunday I went to home depot to get some top soil, sand and vermiculite. I didn't think they would have verm. but I would get the soil and sand anyway. The original top soil I wanted to get was 3 cu ft for $6, not bad, but it was very coarse and had lots of bark. There was another that was very fine for 1 cu ft for $3. I noted that and went to look for sand when I saw...DECOMPOSED GRANITE!! Tons of it in .5 cu ft bags. There wasnt a price, so I went to ask the guy. $3.87 for .5 cu ft. PRetty expensive, but this stuff is exactly like Robyn says. To fill my tank would take 96 bags of this stuff. Unfortunately, it is so rare that anyone has a need for this that the pallet I was looking at was red tagged and being sent back to the dealer. I wanted it bad, so I found another Home Depot that had 51 bags. I bought 24 (could barely push the cart I had them on!) and 2 4x3 pieces of acrylic and some hinges and bolts.
I was so surprised Home Depot had decomposed granite. I am guessing their prices are high, I am going to try a landscape store to see if they have it for cheaper. One question - this stuff is HEAVY, 96 bags of this stuff will make my tank impossible to move and possible impossible to use casters. I have this setup in an extra room in my house with tile floor. Should I use casters anyway or just build on the floor. I want to frame the tank first before I put the granite in.
I also ordered two 50W halogens from proexotics and a temp gun. I still need to hammer out how to keep it warm during the night.
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RE: Cage Construction - jeffharding, Mon Oct 15 10:38:26 2007
