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Ytong in the USA??!!!

Started By Ants Galore , Jan 3 2018 8:25 AM

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#1 Offline Ants Galore - Posted January 3 2018 - 8:25 AM

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 On eBay, there is a 12$ block of ytong that is almost 2 feet long and 9 inches wide! And it does say located in the US, and right under it is the item location which is in Florida. Correct me if I'm wrong. :D


#2 Offline Ants Galore - Posted January 3 2018 - 8:26 AM

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Oh man look at the title of the post  :facepalm: "Ytong is the USA?!" sorry for the grammer


#3 Offline Ants Galore - Posted January 3 2018 - 8:28 AM

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Here is the link https://www.ebay.com...4MAAOSwywRaJHkf


#4 Offline Hunter - Posted January 3 2018 - 8:32 AM

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its cheep because it does not include the 15$ shipping and handling


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#5 Offline T.C. - Posted January 3 2018 - 8:51 AM

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Oh man look at the title of the post  :facepalm: "Ytong is the USA?!" sorry for the grammer

 

I got it for you. ;)

 

EDIT: And your double post.


Edited by T.C., January 3 2018 - 8:53 AM.

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#6 Offline Ants Galore - Posted January 3 2018 - 8:56 AM

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Thanks!


#7 Offline anttics - Posted January 3 2018 - 11:09 AM

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do they ship to California.?
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#8 Offline sgheaton - Posted January 3 2018 - 11:54 AM

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They come from the cities
And they come from the smaller towns... 


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#9 Offline Ants_Texas - Posted January 3 2018 - 2:44 PM

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Its local pickup only. Maybe Void can grab some for us.


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#10 Offline Kevin - Posted January 3 2018 - 3:10 PM

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Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) is not worth it in my opinion to go through expensive shipping costs and what not for it. I have gotten AAC into the US to experiment with and here are some pros and cons:

 

Pros:

 

Easy to carve

Soaks water easily

Well-known material throughout antkeepers

Extremely lightweight 

 

Cons:

 

Drys out via evaporation extremely rapidly due to porous structure of the material

Very soft and many ants can chew through it

Prone to molding due to moist environment and porous structure

Not durable (if you drop your formicarium it will likely crack or shatter)

Messy to carve

Possibly dangerous to inhale dust from carving or drilling AAC

Not easy to clean

Scratches many things including plastics on your outworld sitting next to it and the wooden shelf it may be sitting on

 

 

Overall, I think you may get the point. The main issue with it is that while it may retain water, the duration of which is retains the water consistently is very short, and not suitable for most "insert water into chamber on the side full of cotton" setups, or any similar.


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#11 Offline nurbs - Posted January 3 2018 - 3:15 PM

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Oh man look at the title of the post  :facepalm: "Ytong is the USA?!" sorry for the grammer

 

Grammar  :lol:


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#12 Offline T.C. - Posted January 3 2018 - 3:17 PM

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Oh man look at the title of the post  :facepalm: "Ytong is the USA?!" sorry for the grammer

 
Grammar  :lol:

That's enough antdude.



And yeah, I only like y tong for its carving purposes. But that's it.
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#13 Offline nurbs - Posted January 3 2018 - 3:20 PM

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Oh man look at the title of the post  :facepalm: "Ytong is the USA?!" sorry for the grammer

 
Grammar  :lol:

That's enough antdude.

 

 

Believe that was an insult!


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#14 Offline nurbs - Posted January 3 2018 - 3:22 PM

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Speaking of Antdude, does he have an account here?


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Camponotus or Colobopsis yogi:

https://www.formicul...a-ca-1-28-2018/

 
Camponotus us-ca02
https://www.formicul...onotus-us-ca02/

 

Unidentified Formica

https://www.formicul...l-ca-6-27-2020/

 
Pencil Case and Test Tube Formicariums
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Bloodworm Soup
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#15 Offline nurbs - Posted January 3 2018 - 3:23 PM

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Also, pretty much what Kevin and TC said. Ytong is so 1990s. There's better stuff out there now.


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Camponotus us-ca02
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Unidentified Formica

https://www.formicul...l-ca-6-27-2020/

 
Pencil Case and Test Tube Formicariums
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#16 Offline T.C. - Posted January 3 2018 - 3:24 PM

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Speaking of Antdude, does he have an account here?


No, that's just a "kid fan" Whether he knows who ant dude is or not, he's not the original.
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#17 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 3 2018 - 9:35 PM

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#18 Offline T.C. - Posted January 3 2018 - 9:38 PM

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Oh man look at the title of the post  :facepalm: "Ytong is the USA?!" sorry for the grammer

 
Grammar  :lol:

That's enough antdude.
 
Believe that was an insult!

Haha, depends if being a grammar nazi offends you or not. :P

Are you talking about me?


Yeah, the old forum was owned by a "antdude." He is uh, legendary I guess.
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#19 Offline TennesseeAnts - Posted January 3 2018 - 9:40 PM

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Oh! I've heard of him.
Also, what happened to sandbox?

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#20 Offline T.C. - Posted January 3 2018 - 9:42 PM

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Oh! I've heard of him.Also, what happened to sandbox?


It's still there, it is just hidded from the forum face.

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