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Old 21-12-2009, 10:46 PM
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I can't find it anywhere. Homebase is my local garden centre and they don't have any.
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Old 21-12-2009, 10:50 PM
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try your local aquatic shop theyll have it to go in canister filters for fish
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Old 21-12-2009, 11:27 PM
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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.
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Old 21-12-2009, 11:41 PM
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I'm making a terrarium in a bottle
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Old 22-12-2009, 12:04 AM
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PMSL four spare tanks and you are doing a bottle

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Old 22-12-2009, 12:08 AM
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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.
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Old 22-12-2009, 11:27 AM
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I dunno, every guide I read said use it.
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Old 22-12-2009, 01:10 PM
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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.
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Old 22-12-2009, 01:55 PM
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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.
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Old 22-12-2009, 02:00 PM
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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?
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