2fishy Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Do u use the ordinary ones u buy from garden centres? and do u have to do anything special to them b4 you put them in your tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 hi again yeah i just use the ones from the ones u can buy from the garden centre and make any cuts i want with a fine tooth hacksaw then sand down any sharp corners. soak it in water over nite with 2 drops per litre of masterpet sterilizer which i do with anything before i put in to the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Yep, your common garden terracotta pots will do just fine. Couldn't agree more with fishboi; rinsing stuff before it goes in your tank is a very good habit to get into. We (Modern Angl and I) are still waging war on leeches which came in gravel we bought to set up our first ever tank around a year and a half ago. We washed it with lukewarm water because, being new to it all, we didn't consider that we'd need to kill off any bugs. We only took account of dirt/foreign bodies and potential contaminants. We boil all our gravel now, and have been lucky enough to find a couple of gouramies and a fire eel that like to make dinner out of leeches . Leeches don't live on the fish or do any harm to them - they're just really, really annoying! A pain in the tush if you get them on you, too. (don't mind me, I'm in a silly mood today). References to drugs removed. Mod Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke* Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Soaking in a solution of potassium permanganate is really good too. You buy it as a powder and only need small amounts to add to water. When it's purple colour it's strong and kills anything organic. It's useful to make a light (pink) solution and soak new plants in it for ½ an hour to kill any snails, snail eggs, and any other bugs like leeches? eww reminds me of that stand by me movie hehe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fishy Posted May 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 wicked thanks guys for all ya info Ill grab some sterlizer from work, then go (terracotta) pot shopping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 a good place to look for pots is the warehouse. if they have any broken ones they normally reduce the price to almost nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keri Anne Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Soaking in a solution of potassium permanganate is really good too. You buy it as a powder and only need small amounts to add to water. When it's purple colour it's strong and kills anything organic. It's useful to make a light (pink) solution and soak new plants in it for ½ an hour to kill any snails, snail eggs, and any other bugs like leeches? eww reminds me of that stand by me movie hehe. So THAT'S what the "Pink" we use for cleaning at work is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fishy Posted May 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 the warehouse.....oh yeah i never thought of that! ill go in the weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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