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Old 31-12-2007, 02:31 PM
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How often should i change the substrate of my table?
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what are you using first off.
I never really have a set time for changing substrates i just do it when it needs doing which i feel can be hugely different from species to species.
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I use a 60/40 topsoil to sand ratio
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spot clean daily, with a full substrate change every 3 months. Well thats what I do...
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i must say tho, its very hard to notice if topsoil/sand substrate is noticeably 'unclean'
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i must say tho, its very hard to notice if topsoil/sand substrate is noticeably 'unclean'

I know what you mean but I suppose that there is bacteria build up that we don't know about
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