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    Ben0918
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    Default False bottom question?

    I'm making a false bottom for my red eyes and when I put the egg crate down then the nylon screen then rocks them soil, when water goes through that wont it be dirty? Some give me some tips I've never made a class bottom before

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    you really do not need rocks, just the screen and what ever soil you choose. the water will drain through the soil, essentially filtering it a bit. the screen keeps your soil where it should be and not in your water reservoir..
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    Ben0918
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    Default Re: False bottom question?

    It wouldn't make the water dirty

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    Default False bottom question?

    Nope. I run all false bottoms and my water is crystal clear in all my tanks. I do run extra filtration on them as well.
    1.0.0 Oophaga Pumilio 'Black Jeans'
    0.0.10 Phyllobates Vittatus
    0.0.3 Phyllobates Terribilis 'Mint'
    0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Patricia'
    0.0.5 Dendrobates Leucomelas
    0.0.2 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Powder Blue'
    0.0.2 Ranitomeya Variabilis 'southern'
    0.0.3 Epipedobates Anthonyi 'zarayunga'
    1.2.0 Phyllobates bicolor
    0.0.3 Dendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'
    0.0.1 Avicularia Avicularia
    0.0.1 Gramastola porteri
    0.2.0 Canines
    1.0.0 Tabby/Maine Coon Mix
    2.1.0 Genetics Experiments
    0.1.0 Bed Bully

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    Default False bottom question?

    You may however get tannins in the water from any wood in the tank. It would cause your water to look amber or brownish. But that is not from the soil.
    1.0.0 Oophaga Pumilio 'Black Jeans'
    0.0.10 Phyllobates Vittatus
    0.0.3 Phyllobates Terribilis 'Mint'
    0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Patricia'
    0.0.5 Dendrobates Leucomelas
    0.0.2 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Powder Blue'
    0.0.2 Ranitomeya Variabilis 'southern'
    0.0.3 Epipedobates Anthonyi 'zarayunga'
    1.2.0 Phyllobates bicolor
    0.0.3 Dendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'
    0.0.1 Avicularia Avicularia
    0.0.1 Gramastola porteri
    0.2.0 Canines
    1.0.0 Tabby/Maine Coon Mix
    2.1.0 Genetics Experiments
    0.1.0 Bed Bully

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