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gforster · 07-19-2007, 02:04 PM

You are right, i forgot SMS. There is a Lesco dealer not far from here and they have the charcoal stuff in stock. Very cool.

I also forgot about colorquartz. that is because i don't know where to get it. I think the closest place is in a different state, so i put it out of my mind.

Tahitian moon sand is another one that does not seem to be available near me. I've seen it in one lfs display tank, but none for sale there. They were sold out and would only make a special order.

The espoma dealer search is not working for me and I've not seen any that I can recall.

I had the leeching problems with a bad batch of eco-complete. It killed some great fish last year. They were very understanding/apologetic, replaced my four bags and sent a check to remburse for fish death. For customer service alone i give them an A+. Of course, we could have avoided the problems in the first place. . . It was during a phone conversation they told me they mined their material and hit some "contaminated" spots while mining. Maybe they refine that material and create a man-made material from it? I thought they just added the live bacteria and water.

Thank you all so much for your replies. I keep learning so much from you all.

07-19-2007, 02:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
gforster Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SW Chicago Suburbs Posts: 123 iTrader Ratings: 9 iTrader Positive Rating: 100% Plant Points: 11985	Re: Alternative Black Substrate? You are right, i forgot SMS. There is a Lesco dealer not far from here and they have the charcoal stuff in stock. Very cool. I also forgot about colorquartz. that is because i don't know where to get it. I think the closest place is in a different state, so i put it out of my mind. Tahitian moon sand is another one that does not seem to be available near me. I've seen it in one lfs display tank, but none for sale there. They were sold out and would only make a special order. The espoma dealer search is not working for me and I've not seen any that I can recall. I had the leeching problems with a bad batch of eco-complete. It killed some great fish last year. They were very understanding/apologetic, replaced my four bags and sent a check to remburse for fish death. For customer service alone i give them an A+. Of course, we could have avoided the problems in the first place. . . It was during a phone conversation they told me they mined their material and hit some "contaminated" spots while mining. Maybe they refine that material and create a man-made material from it? I thought they just added the live bacteria and water. Thank you all so much for your replies. I keep learning so much from you all.