Edward Shave
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I recently became aware that cat litter can be used as an aquarium substrate.
This interested me as I wanted to increase the height of my existing fine gravel substrate only to find it's out of stock.
So my thoughts turned to maybe getting something cheap to go underneath the existing gravel.
So when I came across references to cat litter being a cheap option it seemed like the ideal solution.
CEC is not high on my priority list but hey if it works it's a bonus.
So which cat litter to buy? I found a brand being used by a UK youtuber and ordered some.
Pets At Home Non Clumping Clay Cat Litter
I was expecting it to be comprised of hard lumps of baked clay something like pea gravel size. Instead appears to be at least 50% dust..!
I did read it may not be successful underneath as it has a tendency to rise up to the top over time. However I will be testing this in a spare tank with no fish and am interested in seeing how it works on it's own too.
Questions:
Have I got a suitable cat litter for my project?
If not can someone recommend a more suitable alternative?
If this stuff is okay, am i supposed to somehow separate the dust and dispose of it or does it all go in?
This interested me as I wanted to increase the height of my existing fine gravel substrate only to find it's out of stock.
So my thoughts turned to maybe getting something cheap to go underneath the existing gravel.
So when I came across references to cat litter being a cheap option it seemed like the ideal solution.
CEC is not high on my priority list but hey if it works it's a bonus.
So which cat litter to buy? I found a brand being used by a UK youtuber and ordered some.
Pets At Home Non Clumping Clay Cat Litter
I was expecting it to be comprised of hard lumps of baked clay something like pea gravel size. Instead appears to be at least 50% dust..!
I did read it may not be successful underneath as it has a tendency to rise up to the top over time. However I will be testing this in a spare tank with no fish and am interested in seeing how it works on it's own too.
Questions:
Have I got a suitable cat litter for my project?
If not can someone recommend a more suitable alternative?
If this stuff is okay, am i supposed to somehow separate the dust and dispose of it or does it all go in?