Substitute for LECA?

[Leonardo D.]

Hello folks!
I´m having trouble in find LECA here in my city on Brazil, so I was wondering if I can put aquarium gravel in the place of LECA
Greatings,
Leonardo

[pl259]

Sure! It'll just be a lot heavier.

EricG.NH

[Leonardo D.]

yep...hehehe better than nothing.
Tanx for helping,
Leonardo

[Grassypeak]

You can also use white Styrofoam packing peanuts. Very light and I assume,available in Brazil. :wink:

[littlefrog]

Originally Posted by Grassypeak

You can also use white Styrofoam packing peanuts. Very light and I assume,available in Brazil. :wink:

Just make sure you use the styrofoam ones and not the cornstarch ones... That could get sticky.

[Leonardo D.]

Ok, but I don´t know were to buy this stuff, but I´ll look for it.
Greatings,
Leonardo

[Jayson745]

so how do you know if they are the styrofoam or the cornstarch ones? And why doesn't everybody just use packing peanuts? Its obviously cheaper, so is there a downside to them?

[littlefrog]

It is pretty simple, if you get the cornstarch ones wet, they melt into nothing... A great idea, no need for styrofoam filling up landfills if you don't need it.

[ksquared]

ive seen people use lavarock. its really cheap and available almost everywhere.