Where to buy activated charcoal?

[Morgan Freeman]

I can't find it anywhere. Homebase is my local garden centre and they don't have any.

[richie.b]

try your local aquatic shop theyll have it to go in canister filters for fish

[Ron Magpie]

Why do you want it? True it removes a lot of nasties in the short term, but it soon gets overloaded, and starts releasing them again. You have to replace it often. But, as Richie says, any aquatic shop will have it.

[Morgan Freeman]

I'm making a terrarium in a bottle

[ilovetoads2]

PMSL four spare tanks and you are doing a bottle

[Ron Magpie]

Originally Posted by ilovetoads2

PMSL four spare tanks and you are doing a bottle

Hehe. But if you are doing it just for plants, ordinary charcoal will do, if you really think it's needed.

[Morgan Freeman]

I dunno, every guide I read said use it.

[pugant06]

Couple of sellers on ebay sell it at a very reasonable price. Even with the postage it works out cheaper than our local aquatic centre. I get the 6mm pellet version as its less messy to handle.

[Ron Magpie]

To be honest, though, you don't really need it; if you have a proper drainage layer and don't over-water, the soil shouldn't go sour.

[Morgan Freeman]

Yeah I'm not going to bother, there was just an old cider bottle lying around and I thought I'd chuck some plants in.

Do you pair of whites and red eye would fit?