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its not harmful at all, as long as its washed well before going into tank. giving it a good wash also removes the dusty parts of it which is a good thing. but once the smell has gone, your good to go.

im planning on giving soil a go on a new tank setup and come across this.... http://www.lilieswatergardens.co.uk/pro ... ts_id=3073 would this work if you used aquatic sand on top?

ADA amazonia is really good stuff, i cant tell you to much about it as i dont use it myself, wish i did now though, but last night i was at aquatic design in london and the amano team was there setting up a show tank. and they used the ADA amazonia and the bloke said you can add extra ferts etc...

i've just washed a whole bag worth of thomas cat litter and yes its small greyish looking coloured, but i bought a 8litre bag and im so surprised at how much im left with after giving it a good wash. after soaking it for 4 hours, i then mixed it all up and continued to rinse it with my hands...

im currently using eco-complete but the depth aint enough, and i cant be arsed to order another big bag, so im going to put cat litter over the top and just hope for the best. alot of people said to put the cat litter underneath, but i prefer the look of the cat litter, i think it looks really...

cheers stan, thanks for the quick reply, thought i'd have to sit here all night waiting for a reply. cheers again.

I'm off to tesco's tomorrow to buy cat litter and wondered if someone could send me a link to which 1 it is i need. i've been looking on tesco website and they have a big list and couldnt work out which 1 it is i need. so can someone that knows take a quick look here and tell me which 1 it is i...

Jaap if you manage to find any info on it, will you send me a PM with the info.... i've been hunting around trying to find out if its high CEC but i cant find out, i do know its Clay based, i read an article a few days ago saying its clay based and it dont clump up. my misses uses it for the...

I wont be moving any plants, i dont plan to have a huge planted tank, im aiming for something along the lines of this..... http://www.pbase.com/plantella/image/112930266 just going to use lava rock as oliver knott has in this pic, and then get a nice carpet going and then plant a few small...

i've just read through this whole thread, and yes my eyes are now stinging :shock: but im so glad i've found this thread. i'll be ordering some akadama as soon as i get an answer to my question. i see you guys all mentioning what to put under the akadama etc etc, but because i'll be using the...

that answer is good enough for me. so thats what im going to do, cat litter on top of eco-complete, and then plant some TNC plugs underneath, plant loads of either glosso or hemianthus, start dosing ferts and let the fun begin. cheers for the reply Alastair.

what would be the downsides to using cat litter on TOP of eco-complete? i know it'll be better to use cat litter UNDER the eco-complete but i prefer the look of the cat litter once its wet and settled, so..... whats the downsides to having it on top?

this is where im stuck, because i cant find any info on the thomas brand. if i could it would be great as i have bags of it stocked up for the cats. so the misses wouldnt mind me taking half a bags worth. I did read something about thomas clay cat litter. but i wouldnt know how it'll be in the...

Re: cat litter with Caribsea Eco-Complete Live Planted Subst good idea, BUT... my misses does all the shopping, i have no dealing with it. and she shops with Sainsbury. don't ever remember her even mentioning tesco's :thumbdown:

im a newbie to the cat litter as substrate, but will be using it very soon, mixed together with caribsea eco complete live planted, reason im mixing it is because i ran out of eco complete and my depth is only about 1 and half inches, so im planning on getting some cat litter and mixing it...

Re: cat litter with Caribsea Eco-Complete Live Planted Subst cheers guys, only problem is, i dont have any tesco's near me, i do have a tesco local, which is a small little 1 but the only cat litter they have is thomas cat litter. http://www.ukpetsupplies.com/product.ph ... cat_litter

Re: cat litter with Caribsea Eco-Complete Live Planted Subst thanks for the reply... living in london, what are my options for cat litter? do i need to avoid any sort? my misses uses thomas cat litter, so if thats ok, i might steal the bag shes got :) or do i need to buy a certain 1?

im currently using caribsea eco complete live planted in my 60litre new tank, but the depth is only 2 inches at most, so i want to higher it to about 3 inches and even higher at the back, around 5 inches. i've ran out of caribsea eco complete so wondered could i put it cat litter which i noticed...