Amazon style 220 ?'s

[Tiller11]

Have a 220 with a big piece of mopani or however u spell it and its gettin tea colored, what im wondering is if I should use like a brown playsand or what I got in there which is....
Each rock is roughly like 1 1/2 inch or so... Heres a pic next to my small oscars after they got beat up by some jds I no longer have.... The oscars are fully recovered now but...
I went with that rock cause I dnt see toany ppl wi th larger rock as substrate but now im thinking sand would be better for the overall look... I got 2 oscars one aro a pleco a sun catfish and 8 angels all bout same relitave size.... So ? Is sand or rock this way?

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[ElectricBlueSeanBurch]

Ditch the rocks, you will eventually wind uo with a huge nitrate problem...

 

[Tiller11]

Well that settles that.... Now how do I go about cleaning the sand and how much should I use.... I work at westlake and they come in 50 lb bags.... And do it all at once I would assume?

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[ElectricBlueSeanBurch]

Put the sand in an old pillowcase and run water thriugh it in a bucket while mixing it with your hands until it comes clean. What kind of sand is it?

 

[kargandona92]

Get rid of the rocks use smaller gravel or sand you'll end up with a nitrite and nitrate problem due to poor cleaning of the rocks... nice tank setup though! Looks great!!!

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[cullens089]

go with pool filter sand less cleaning and wont clog ur filter

 

[C L O W N K N I F E]

Dont use play sand, most leech off clay in your aquarium making your water dirtier. Instead, use pool filter sand or silica (sandblasting) sand. Rinse well

 

[Tiller11]

Well the brand is called green country soil and its the playgrpud sand... westlake os like a hardware store... Like ace hardware and we dnt have pool filter sand so I was hopin to us my dicount on it. Its jus a brown sand.... I would like to use like mud to give it that legit natural look but then my tank would constantly be cloudy lol

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[Tiller11]

How would I know if thos particular sand leaches clay? Cause thats all ive heard of ppl using so idk?

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[Tiller11]

And how many pounds would I need approximatly... Is it like graven one lb per gallon or more or what?

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