Top Soil

Joodafoo

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Im preparing a new 20 gal aquarium to house my emperors for the summer and i just bought a bag of top soil from home depot. Should I microwave the soil before i use it or does it come clean from the bag? Also i would like to mix it with some peat, but im not sure on where to get any. One of my females just gave birth and id like to build a nice comfy home for em.
 

brandontmyers

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does it have the white styrofoam in it? i would put it in the over for about an hour
 

brandontmyers

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i dont know. I always use the bricks of eco-earth and such...i guess if you wanted to be safe you could, but i honestly wouldnt know....but i think top soil would be fine without the styrofoam. make sure you pack it so they can be stable burrows
 

Drachenjager

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Walmart sells bags of peat and some ag centers
top soil is just that , taken straight from the top of the ground and put in a bag , could have what ever in it
 

quiz

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just dump it in your tank. I don't think your emp walks around in clean substrate before it was caught and exported. Why microwave the soil? Plus, that's where your family heats up their food.
 

kahoy

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just dump it in your tank. I don't think your emp walks around in clean substrate before it was caught and exported. Why microwave the soil? Plus, that's where your family heats up their food.

I wonder why I cant stop laughing on that last sentence...:D


I think you'll still get those mites when you start tossing some crix on your tank....
 
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