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Old 06-02-2013, 06:08 PM   #121
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Looks like it to me.

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Old 06-02-2013, 06:09 PM   #122
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Looks like it to me.
OK good to know thank you
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Old 06-29-2013, 01:32 PM   #123
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Update I'm out at the largest garage sale in the pacific northwest this weekend and for 5$ I picked 2 killer pieces of DW saw similar ones online and in stores for 25-50$ what cha all think

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Old 06-29-2013, 01:44 PM   #124
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Update I'm out at the largest garage sale in the pacific northwest this weekend and for 5$ I picked 2 killer pieces of DW saw similar ones online and in stores for 25-50$ what cha all think
Dang! I paid $40 at my LFS for a single piece of DW. Yours look really cool!
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Old 06-29-2013, 01:55 PM   #125
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Dang! I paid $40 at my LFS for a single piece of DW. Yours look really cool!
Yah I've seen it that high lol the persons stock was running out fast she had lots then I came back and almost all of it was gone
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Old 06-29-2013, 03:52 PM   #126
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awesome driftwood!!! i go collecting from time to time and often come back with some cool pieces.
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Old 06-30-2013, 11:39 PM   #127
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awesome driftwood!!! i go collecting from time to time and often come back with some cool pieces.
Thank you I've gone out a few times but squat lol I've been meaning to truly get out farther to the mountains
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Old 06-30-2013, 11:57 PM   #128
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Nice peices! I go out lookin for dw as well and i never find anything good.
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Old 06-30-2013, 11:59 PM   #129
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Nice peices! I go out lookin for dw as well and i never find anything good.
Funny thing is was I wasn't looking lol I can't wait to see em in the tank when all set up
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Old 07-17-2013, 11:54 PM   #130
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Ok quick question I am having an extraordinarily hard time finding pool filter sand would black diamond blasting sand be ok
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Old 07-18-2013, 12:03 AM   #131
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Ok quick question I am having an extraordinarily hard time finding pool filter sand would black diamond blasting sand be ok
It would be just fine and also make the color in your tano pop more
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Old 07-18-2013, 12:52 AM   #132
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It would be just fine and also make the color in your tano pop more
OK I was wondering due too the fish digging and the abrasiveness of the sand
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Mine dig a lot and I have a mixture of aragonite black sand and coarse black sand which is like jagged gravel and they seem to be fine.
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I have black diamond blasting sand and caribsea sand in my tank like a 50/50 mix mine do alot of sifting and digging no problems
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Ok thank you eases my mind a bit now to find somewhere near me that sells it
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Old 07-18-2013, 02:12 AM   #136
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Ok thank you eases my mind a bit now to find somewhere near me that sells it
Tractor supply carries it I would guess that harbour freight would but am not sure. Mabey an auto body supply house might. Not like auto zone or whatever but a place that only carries stuf for auto body work like paints and all that good stuff.
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Tractor supply carries it I would guess that harbour freight would but am not sure. Mabey an auto body supply house might. Not like auto zone or whatever but a place that only carries stuf for auto body work like paints and all that good stuff.
I know tractor supply does but the nearest is California lol I'm in the Seattle area harbor freights website didn't show much I'll have to call or go in
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I know tractor supply does but the nearest is California lol I'm in the Seattle area harbor freights website didn't show much I'll have to call or go in
Oh thatcsucks
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Home depot and sometimes lowes carries it..
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Home depot and sometimes lowes carries it..
Already tried the ones in my area suck lol
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