Can't find the right decorations

I've been looking around different aquarium sites to get special looking decors in my tank. I'm looking for a fake volcano thing like in Finding Nemo but nothing crazy like that is on sail. If anyone knows where i can get something like that to make my tank look like more of an island setup than post your replies !! Thank you.

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Another thing! Does anyone know where i can get freshwater sand? I forgot which post had the info about it so i am posting it up myself. Where can i find it and what is it called? And is it smart if i put the sand over my gravel so it buries it cuz i dont want to take out my gravel and all that stuff. in t_chelle's aquarium pix she has a lot of sand which makes her tank so crazy looking. Sorry if i am writing too much but im really desperate in finding it. Thank you.

 

well for the sand thing you can you playsand that is what i used and it looks great

 

whats playsand? is it like the sand you put in a sandbox or something? And doenst it have lots of salt in it thatll make my freshwater all salty? If not how do you clean it also?

 

nope the play sand i use has no salt in it you jusst need to rise it till the water in clear then its all good just go to you local hardware store like home depot home hardware or rona and ask for play sand they will hook you up and i would remove the gravel i wouldn't put the sand over it

 

Pool filter sand works well too and doesn't require quite as much rinsing. It's generally white, but I happened to get a batch of brown (which is in my 10 & 20 gallon tanks).

The best way I've found to clean sand is put it in a bucket and run water in the bucket. Keep letting the water run & overflow while gently stirring the sand. When you can stop stirring & turn off the water and the sand settles in about 5 - 10 seconds, it should be clean enough for your tank.

-Chelle

 

get play sand at walmart

 

What about the aerating volcano ornament? Can anyone help me find it? Thanks for the info bout the sand

 

What about the sand that comes in the Sand Bags, could i use that? I had some of those in one of my trucks and one got ripped open.

 

you should usually be able to find the sand at the lfs.

 

That's actually what I used in my 75 gallon. Be warned that it's a lot dirtier than play sand so it takes a lot of rinsing. I rinsed mine for about 20 minutes and I stilll had brown water running off. I eventually just took my net and sifted out all the larger particles and use that in my tank. So it's sort of like really fine gravel (about 1/3 the size of standard aquarium gravel).

-Chelle

 

yep just be sure you rinse it good

 

Do you guys have any other decoration alternatives?

 

i wonder if you can make your own decoration for your tank s??

 

at my lfs they have volcanos. The store is called Pet Shop i swear

 

lol, cute idea about the volcano. umm, the only airators we have down here is the normal stick thing and plants where you hook that up and the plant gives off bubbles.

 

True dat, does anyone know if how to make their own decorations?

 

i found the ornament guys, but i have to talk to my lfs to get it. thnx for ur help

 

kk, yeah maybe ask if they can order it for you.

 

i need to have a fish stor or something like that.. i dont really trust internet stuff too much if i have to giv them my address. I duno maybe i'll contact them if they have a number.

 

noo, you go to your lfs and ask them to order it. all they will ask for will be your phone # so they can tell u when its in store.