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Snazzy · Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 8:21 pm Post subject: Sand Substrate??

Im soon gonna be getting a 30 gal Breeder tank at the local fish store and im thinking about putting sand into it. at the pet store they sell this stuff "ReptiSand" i think or mabe CalciSand idont remember what it was called but it said that if ingested it will give the reptile calicium and be digested easilly i have a eastern painted turt about 2 1/2 inch. Also will a algea eater and pleco be ok with the sand?
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2.5" Eastern Painted Turtle

Snazzy · Posted: Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:23 pm Post subject:

i just talked to some guys up at the pet store and they said that plecos and aglae eaters are fine with sand but the calci-sand would be ok for the turtles but it will float like cuttlebone because its made out of calcium carbonate
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2.5" Eastern Painted Turtle

turtle_grl77 · Level 4 Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 985 Location: Florida

zypu can buy algea eaters, just dont get attached to them. Your babie will eat them. Or stress them to death.

Toolshed05 · Level 2 Joined: 26 Sep 2005 Posts: 50

unless ur 100% sure ur female is able to drop eggs dont use sand its one big pain in the ass, but if its for breeding then just monitor it a lot and never thought that sand for the land reptiles can be used in water but i wouldnt do it play sand thats filtered is best