ID and Ray Health?

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Nic;2909751; said:
that sand that deep gonna cause you more problems then you want....
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I've had it for a very long time like this, no problem at all, with very "sensitive" fish. This retic started eating the 2nd day it was in the tank, and that was after rearranging and stirring everything up for more space for him. Between the spiney eels, chaca chaca catfish, MTS's and plants, there is enough movement. I think for the most part it is a rumor though, who has seen fish become ill from too deep of sand personally? I know anaerobic conditions do occur with very deep layers, i've made a Winogradsky column haha. Id seriously be more worried about the driftwood or plant decay in this tank.
 
wonword;2909806; said:
I've had it for a very long time like this, no problem at all, with very "sensitive" fish. This retic started eating the 2nd day it was in the tank, and that was after rearranging and stirring everything up for more space for him. Between the spiney eels, chaca chaca catfish, MTS's and plants, there is enough movement. I think for the most part it is a rumor though, who has seen fish become ill from too deep of sand personally? I know anaerobic conditions do occur with very deep layers, i've made a Winogradsky column haha. Id seriously be more worried about the driftwood or plant decay in this tank.
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i cant tell you how many cases of disk rot and other problems ive seen from too deep of sand...
 
Nic;2909856; said:
i cant tell you how many cases of disk rot and other problems ive seen from too deep of sand...
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i wonder if its actually due to too deep of sand, or water quaility and lack of cleaning the sand though? Especially for the depth at which a ray buries itself is only a few centimeters down. Im not saying your wrong or anything, its just hard for me to comprehend why a wild ray wouldnt all have disk rot as they are all on top of many more layers of microbes.
 
wonword;2910556; said:
i wonder if its actually due to too deep of sand, or water quaility and lack of cleaning the sand though? Especially for the depth at which a ray buries itself is only a few centimeters down. Im not saying your wrong or anything, its just hard for me to comprehend why a wild ray wouldnt all have disk rot as they are all on top of many more layers of microbes.
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those rivers ecosystems are very different from your 55gallon ;)
 
Nic;2910907; said:
those rivers ecosystems are very different from your 55gallon ;)
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haha VERY true! but I think my sand layer looks alot deeper than it is! If this were playsand or something that doesnt move well, i could see anaerobic pockets forming and harmful bacteria being produced. But the pool filter sand, all the sand shifters and it only being around 3" deep, I think it will hopefully be fine!
 
That's a nice fish John. Good luck with it.
 
wonword;2910929; said:
haha VERY true! but I think my sand layer looks alot deeper than it is! If this were playsand or something that doesnt move well, i could see anaerobic pockets forming and harmful bacteria being produced. But the pool filter sand, all the sand shifters and it only being around 3" deep, I think it will hopefully be fine!
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only need a 1" or less... its not so much anerobic areas as alot of other factors but do as you wish... good luck
 
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