Gravel, sand or nothing?

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Manda

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What's better to do for my tank? I was thinking about sand but not sure how to clean it so right now I just have gravel.

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I would choose sand and the way you clean sand is to either hover a gravel cleaner over it and it clean it all the way through you use a sieve to get all of the muck out as sand can fit through the holes but the fish poo and things like that can not fit through

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Go to any Pool supply store and ask for PFS. Leslie's is a popular spot if you have one locally. I don't, but I looked up pool supply companies in the yellow pages and called to get the best pricing on a 50/lb bag of pfs, which was about $7.00 locally which I am very happy with. I got a very heavy, but extremely light colored sand so it's easy to aquascape with.
 
Do I have to treat it or anyting or do I just take the gravel out and put the sand in? And could I use the sand in all my tanks?

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Do you already have gravel in established tanks? If so then I would recommend moving it all to one side and then slowly adding sand on the empty side at the same rate as you remove sand on the established side. I.E. one pound of sand added per pound of gravel removed. Obviously this can change based on need, but it can help or hurt depending on need and species.
 
Yup all tanks are running wasn't sure if I would have to take the fish out, how much to put in each tank, etc. I got so use to gravel so I wasn't sure.

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I got a 125 with 2 albino oscars, 1 tiger Oscar, 1 4 line Pim, shovelnose catfish, 3 dempseys, 1 jewel, figure 8 puffer, spotted pictus catfish, huge silver dollar and 2 plecos. Then I have a 55 gallon with 3 red belly pirahnas, and 8 bucktooth tetras with 2 black snails. Then I have a 20 gallon with 2 irridesent sharks, bala shark, a red tail shark and a pleco. And last but not least a 10 gallon with a breeding pair of black convicts. Woo my thumbs are stiff now. Lol.



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