Hey all, my new tank is finally arriving on the 5th of dec... Whoop! I've made my stand and covered it in black perspex have black perspex for the lid and am all ready to go! The tank is 7ft long 34inches from front to back and 2ft high, here's my dilema. Currently I have a slate bottom in my 6x2x2 in the way of roofing slates layed flat and as far as maintanance goes its great, but my cichlids seem a bit lost without anything to dig up. I have enough coral sand in my garage to have a thin layer but last time it was blocking my fx5, jamming the motor every month or two! I'm running twin fx5's on the new tank... Should I use the sand, go for the slate again or a plain glass bottom? With the glass or slate you can set the fx5 inlet low. And never have to suck gravel as it collects everthing, as you all know rearranging and maintaining sand can be a pain, also its a right pain if you decide to remove it!!! What would you do?
