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peat moss as a substrate what do you guys think
SephirothsRage
Jun 10, 2003 01:30 AM
Replies (5)
geeboo
Jun 10, 2003 01:39 AM
could but they may eat some of it and after a while it is gonna harbor bacteria. I have tried about every darn thing there is at one time or another. My favorites in order have been. 1. Paper Towel 2. Repticarpet ( not the felt stuff) 3. Slate tile cut to fit the tank floor tight and siliconed in with aqauriun sealant. The repticarpet and the slate are a toss up but the carpet came in sets of 2 so just throw one in the washer and put in the clean one.
SephirothsRage
Jun 10, 2003 01:44 AM
that would help keep the aquarium warm and isnt really a firehazard like paper towel
lol dont ask me my mom said she doesnt want paper used with a heat lamp
i do have an heat mat put under the tank but it doesnt seem like its getting that warm and its new so it shouldnt be broken
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geeboo
Jun 10, 2003 02:07 AM
probally as long as they are like the size of a nickel. I would put a nice flat slab like rock under the lamp to absorb heat. What kind of heat pad do you have? Commercial UTH tank heaters usually get almost too warm. It is surprizing but they won't really feel that warm to the touch. I got a indoor/outdoor digital thermometer with the probe on the wire at Meijer for like 9.00 they have them at K-mart and Walmart to I believe. Works good. Body temp for a human is prettty warm and the temp has to be higher than that for us to really feel it.
reflex21089
Jun 10, 2003 02:24 PM
My favorites in order are slate tiles then papertowels.....i have the tiles cut to the right size then fill in the cracks with sand so when they need to be cleaned i just take them out and clean them....the reason i like them better than paper towels is they are just as safe and look wayyy better.
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-Bryan
WingedWolfPsion
Jun 10, 2003 06:26 PM
Dry peat moss is powdery, and sticks to everything, particularly if it's even slightly moist, so it poses a real hazard of ingestion. Ordinary playground sound would be safer, and fits the criteria of being non-combustable, and inexpensive. It doesn't harbor molds or bacteria, if kept dry, and dries quickly if you get it wet. There is a slight risk of impaction if a whole lot of it is ingested, but it's fairly simple to take some precautions to prevent that, such as using a dish for small food items like mealworms.
