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crazyfreak204

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Well i posted this once before but did not get alot of hits lol. So im trying it again . Just woundering if anybody has some ideas for a 680 that i purchased for my giant snakeheads ? do u think sand in he bottom would be good ? was thinking also drift wood ? do u think the sand would get into he filters ? as they are very agressive eaters . Any ideas would be greatly appricated thanks again
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crazyfreak204 said:
Well i posted this once before but did not get alot of hits lol. So im trying it again . Just woundering if anybody has some ideas for a 680 that i purchased for my giant snakeheads ? do u think sand in he bottom would be good ? was thinking also drift wood ? do u think the sand would get into he filters ? as they are very agressive eaters . Any ideas would be greatly appricated thanks again
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imo sand is very messy and too much work, my piranhas are messy eaters too so i got 1cm of black gravel, but w/ a giant tank w/ giant fish id go bare bottom to keep it cleaner or u can even lay tiles on the bottom, and a huge piece of DW would be awesome! Pics when done plz!

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There will deff be alot of pics but dont get the tank for about two more weeks then will take a few more to get it up and running cause im going with three fx5 cause im not a big fan of sumps lol

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crazyfreak204 said:
There will deff be alot of pics but dont get the tank for about two more weeks then will take a few more to get it up and running cause im going with three fx5 cause im not a big fan of sumps lol

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Damn 3??! Wow i have 1 and its bomb

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I seriously thought about doing a tile bottom tank. I did the back glass I a more or less tile style with various thin flagstone w ledges. I have sand and driftwood in that tank so far can't complain about the sand but I do run a sump system. The river rock tiles really peaked my interest but it's not cheap.


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Sand would be cool, dont think its really that much work, just stir up the top and place the vacuum about a 1/2 inch on top... I would go with deep sand so he can play in it!
 
Harleydiva said:
I seriously thought about doing a tile bottom tank. I did the back glass I a more or less tile style with various thin flagstone w ledges. I have sand and driftwood in that tank so far can't complain about the sand but I do run a sump system. The river rock tiles really peaked my interest but it's not cheap.


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Yea same here, there are some rad tile bb tanks on mfk! My lhs has granite tiles and i thought it would look modern but too expensive imo. Just a thin layer of gravel for me works, very easy and quick vac, substrate can really be a huge nitrate pit ESPECIALLY if you overfeed!!! When i vac mine i can only imagine how much worse other peoples are! I straight drain it out my window so its no big deal at all!

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I don't have a giant tank nor do I have giant fish but I have a black sand bottom in my tak and love it. I have no problems with it floating or being disturbed really. The tanks is home to two baby pbass growing, a rainbow shark and a pleco. The shark actually has dug himself an interesting cave out of the sand under lipped rock.

Only time my sand floated was in setting up and filling the tank. Used a net and got rid of it and it all settled great. When filling it use the wall as a way to stop the water from going crazy to help minimize the floating sand
 
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