Cactus Bastard

Are you saying you found that in a local creek!?

Nice! How many did you get?

I'm currently growing some Utricularia graminifolia in a newly set up 10G, it's been growing for less than two weeks so far, but growth is noticeable, and of course, no algae! Most of the stuff from the lower terrace died out, but the plants in the upper section are doing quite well. The condensation drops were really wreaking havoc though, they would get very large before falling, and completely excavate the plants. I switched from a glass top to saran wrap yesterday, I'll let you know how it goes!

Lol, sorry!

Looks like the stuff I got at Target Products. It's a silica sandblasting grit- can't remember the name of it (I don't think it was more than $14 per bag). There are other colors and sizes available if you go to their office. I still have a bag of it sitting around if you want it. Be cautious using sandblasting media as a substrate, particularly if you're keeping inverts. A lot of them contain high levels of assorted heavy metals.

Was this in Calgary or Edmonton? I was phoning around in Calgary earlier in the week, and the quotes I got were all over $30 for a 5 lb tank.