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Old 06-05-2005, 08:38 PM   #1
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Default Blue and Black Gravel

Anyone have blue and black mixed gravel? If so could you post pics? I am thinking of mixing some black in with the blue i already have and would love to see how it looks BEFORE i actually do it. Seems like it would be a pain if i did it and didn't like it!
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Old 06-06-2005, 12:33 AM   #2
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It looks like you have the same blue gravel I do, and I would have to think some black would look good, I had some black with purple mixed in(sparingly) and it looked cool until the purple faded out. But yeah, it would suck to mix it in and find out you don't like it. Maybe you could mix some in an outside container to get a feel for what it would look like.
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Old 06-06-2005, 07:37 AM   #3
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hmmm, i have black sand and at one time i was looking at them glow pebbles on ebay, diferent colors, figured look pretty cool spread through out it, they make a blue/black rock substrates looks pretty sweet, i'd go for it!
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ive never tried it but i think it would look awesome!
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i have black with purple added... It looks great, I bet the blue would be awesome!
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you could do as mrmoby suggested, mix it into a small container and see if you like it. imo it would look really nice
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hey man i just ordered some black gravel to go in with my blue, that looks like yours, when it comes in ill post up some picks for you
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Great I'd Like that Thanks!!
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I've mixed the bright blue and black... I didn't like it. I wound up having to add more and more black to get the blue to blend in better. Eventually I added the black/purple mix you often see at WalMart, and it looked really good until the purple faded to white.

It DID look better than the plain bright blue, though.
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I've mixed the bright blue and black... I didn't like it. I wound up having to add more and more black to get the blue to blend in better. Eventually I added the black/purple mix you often see at WalMart, and it looked really good until the purple faded to white.

It DID look better than the plain bright blue, though.

Thats why you never buy gravel from walmart. Walmart gravel sucks... it fades bad!
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lol i have tons of their purple/teal mix looks pretty sweet,
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*lol*.....Old Salt.....I used the same stuff! My blue gravel is Walfart material too, but it has held up nicely.
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