Substrate?

[dvillar9301]

Just bought a 30 gal breeder tank (which means it's wider) and idk what substrate I can put in there. I use reptile carpet in my 20 gal but I don't think there's any reptile carpet in the size of a 30 gal breeder. Any substrate I can use or make myself? What's your suggestions?

 

[Claudiusx]

Tile.

-Brandon

 

[dvillar9301]

True!

 

[MrWhite]

you could always piece together the reptile carpet to cover the whole floor. The bonus to that is you don't always have to pick up the whole carpet to do cleaning every time if you dragon poops on one piece.

 

[dvillar9301]

True! So should I just buy another pair of 20 gallon reptile carpet? To Be the piece replacer?

 

[MrWhite]

True! So should I just buy another pair of 20 gallon reptile carpet? To Be the piece replacer?

well, a 20L tank is 30 1/4" x 12 1/2" x 12 3/4" a 30B tank is 36 3/16" x 18 1/4" x 12 15/16" so not only is the 30B wider, it's also longer so you would probably need two 20L reptile carpets to cover the whole surface if you wanted to stay with reptile carpet

 

[HaleyMaree]

Defintely tile!

 

[dvillar9301]

Tile it shall be then! Where could I buy tile from?

 

[Dementeddogz]

Home depot or Lowes. Lowes will actually cut it for you if needed. You could also use a vinyl groutable tile. Much cheaper and easier to deal with if you dont have experience with tile.

 

[dvillar9301]

Home depot or Lowes. Lowes will actually cut it for you if needed. You could also use a vinyl groutable tile. Much cheaper and easier to deal with if you dont have experience with tile.

Would I need the grout for the routable tile? Or should I just place em together in the tank Luke puzzle pieces? Btw, thanks for the idea!

 

[Dementeddogz]

Id grout them so nothing gets under them oir they can peel up. Make sure they are the groutable ones though better adhesive and much thicker. Near by they should have a small tub of premixed grout and spacers. Stick them together with the spacers once done remove spacers push grout in and wipe down with a wet sponge. I can attach pics if would help. I just did two more cages this week

 

[midmichicer]

I have tile in all my tanks. Easiest to clan and by far the safest. I have non adhesive shelf liner under the tile so it doesnt move around at all and makes clean up a little easier.

 

[HaleyMaree]

I love the tile in my tank to.


~Haley

 

[dvillar9301]

Can't wait to buy tha tile! Thanks guys! :] anybody got any pics of their substrate being tile?

 

[HaleyMaree]

Sure no problem! Um if you look in enclousures * a forum on here then there should be some...I wish i had some pictures of the tile, I will def do that. :lol:


~Haley