substrate

Just curious as to what YOU use for substrate. I used newspaper, then switched to aspen a while back. I am finding aspen ALL over my house. its getting annoying. Im thinking of switching back to paper but i wanted to see what everyone else does.

Thanks!

I use aspen in my tanks (2) and my DIY rack (4 tubs rack)....I use newspaper in my other racks. I find aspen everywhere too, it's a PITA...I'll probably keep it in my tanks for humidity but I'm definitely changing to newspaper for my DIY rack....

Im tired of finding big clumps of aspen in the water bowls as well. it obsorbs the water and turns into a bowl of nasty that has to be changed every day if not more. Dealing with some pissed off females this time of year, im getting really tired of aspen haha.

I use a coco coir (eco earth) substrate. I had big issues with wood chip substrates I'll never use them again.

I used coco fiber before the aspen, that's 10 times worse than the aspen (mess wise...it does wonders for looks and humidity!) LOL. I'm just switching to paper....you're right lol.

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Originally Posted by SHROP

Im tired of finding big clumps of aspen in the water bowls as well. it obsorbs the water and turns into a bowl of nasty that has to be changed every day if not more.

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x2! I'm going to use up the supply of aspen I have on hand and then switch to paper.

I use unprinted newspaper in my tubs and I won't use anything else ever again.

Im a cypress user, and i wouldnt use anything else. Looks nice not too messy and hold humidity great!

whats the price point on cypress? Ive been getting in trouble with my better half because there is always aspen in the bathroom trash can or on the bath mat or on the carpet or in the living room or in the bedroom, or in the sink lol. "oops" haha.

i just got 40qts for 22 yesterday at an expo. i was pretty excited about that.