Im thinking of doing a 1" layer of peat moss then getting 2 bags of eco complete for the top layer. But now I see they have a red colored one. Has any one used this yet? I wanted to see pics of a tank done with this. Cause i dont know which color to choose.

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75g beasolbob tank peat moss & safe-t-sorb 5congo tetras,2bristle nose plecs, 2 German blue Rams

I thing the black looks better. On the other hand, not sure if I have ever seen the red stuff available, locally at least. Can't recall ever seeing it in any tank pics either.

My favorite color is red and I still think the black looks better for a tank.

One employee of a LFS that I went to was telling me it looked nice in tanks, but I think he was just trying to sell it to me, it was really dusty. <.<

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I have not seen the red in a tank either. I don't know if this helps but they have a volcano red also. CaribSea Planted Aquarium | Eco-Complete Planted | Eco-Complete Red | Floramax
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I thought I wouldn't like the red. I'm color-deficient, so I accidentally bought it. When I was rinsing it in the bright light I noticed it didn't seem as brown as I thought it was. I asked my roommate and he said it was as red as a rose! I was upset, but, at the same time I laughed! Well, I had a 5lb bag of black pebbles handy, so I mixed and continued rinsing. Once the fog settled, it actually looked pretty nice under my Floramax T8 freshwater bulb. Hope the pic helps!

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60 gallon
5 Orange/Sunburst Platy
1 Angelfish
1 Silver Tip Tetra
2 Glass Catfish
4 Zebra Long Fin Danios
2 Siamese Algae Eaters (SAE)
2 Amano Shrimp
2 Fancy? Tetras
1 Green/Ghost pleco
Hygrophila angustifolia
Anacharis
Swords: 1 Melon, 1 Amazon, 1 Rose
Micro Sword
Moneywort
Rotala nanjenshan
Anubias barteri/Broad Leaf
Brazillian Pennywort

and some I forgot the species of...

Oh and my old 2.5g filter is in the tank to keep the bacteria colonies up, while I get my new filter established

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"May I never wake from the American Dream."
-Carrie Latet

60 gallon
5 Orange/Sunburst Platy
1 Angelfish
1 Silver Tip Tetra
2 Glass Catfish
4 Zebra Long Fin Danios
2 Siamese Algae Eaters (SAE)
2 Amano Shrimp
2 Fancy? Tetras
1 Green/Ghost pleco
Hygrophila angustifolia
Anacharis
Swords: 1 Melon, 1 Amazon, 1 Rose
Micro Sword
Moneywort
Rotala nanjenshan
Anubias barteri/Broad Leaf
Brazillian Pennywort

and some I forgot the species of...

Lokking good!!

Although not a bright red I like the look of pro choice select. and it only costs $7 for a 50 pound bag. But I did have to contact the manufacturere and special order it here through a local landscape place.

see:

Pro's Choice Products

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fw leiden since 1979, fo salt since 1979, mixed reef 55g 2002-2009. Strong emphasis on the tank taking care of itself. Balanced with plant life, no water changes, tap water, no filters in FW. Only dosing calcium, alk, mag in marine reef tanks. http://www.aquariumforum.com/f15/my-...ods-26410.html
recent tanks (till 2009) 7 years- 10g FW leiden 7 yrs, 55g mixed reef 7, 2 yrs, 20g FW leiden, 10 g fw leiden , 29g mixed reef, current tank 55g leiden

Dont bother with the peat moss, its just gonna cause you to have a mess.

Depends on how you do it.

When I added peat moss and sand, filled the tank and then planted it was a total mess. Immediately after setup you couldn't see 1/4" into the tank. Then a few days later the water was clear but you had a surface scum and lots of floaties also. Which only cleared up after adding the first platy or guppy. (They act like little surface vacuum cleaners. )

But when I added the peat moss first and added water just to the top of that layer, then used sand on top, the sand trapped the peat moss. I then wet the sand layer, and added the pc select over the sand and wet it again.


In addition to using the sand to trap the peat moss, I then plant the plants before filling the tank.

Then fill the tank with water poured over a dish.


the result was an almost totally clear tank immediately. And a totally clear tank in a few hours.

the key is the sand and planting before filling the tank.


my .02

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fw leiden since 1979, fo salt since 1979, mixed reef 55g 2002-2009. Strong emphasis on the tank taking care of itself. Balanced with plant life, no water changes, tap water, no filters in FW. Only dosing calcium, alk, mag in marine reef tanks. http://www.aquariumforum.com/f15/my-...ods-26410.html
recent tanks (till 2009) 7 years- 10g FW leiden 7 yrs, 55g mixed reef 7, 2 yrs, 20g FW leiden, 10 g fw leiden , 29g mixed reef, current tank 55g leiden