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That substrate should be fine. Plan on about 100lbs of it needed depending on how deep of a bed you want. Awesome peice of driftwood too.
 
Yes I love that driftwood too! It was rather expensive at 40 dollars with shipping. Do you think that this particular sand will be too fine and get easily tossed around into the water? It is extra fine grade. I just couldn't find any larger black sand.

Wow, 100 lb.s! Will that cover a few inches in the whole aquarium?

Thanks for all the help, this is turning into a great project!
 
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Yes I love that driftwood too! It was rather expensive at 40 dollars with shipping. Do you think that this particular sand will be too fine and get easily tossed around into the water? It is extra fine grade. I just couldn't find any larger black sand.

Wow, 100 lb.s! Will that cover a few inches in the whole aquarium?

Thanks for all the help, this is turning into a great project!
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I like a thick bed of substrate so I use alot but you could start with 60lbs or so and go get more if you need it. Finer sand is not the easiet to work with but IMO you can work with it. I mean someone else out there is probably using it and working with it right? Not the end of the world to have fine grade sand, just have to be more careful not to suck the sand up when cleaning.
 
I just got one of my XP3's today in the mail and it was pretty exciting. I also got all the foam pads and 4 liters of eheim substrat pro. Just waiting on my driftwood to come.

Next on the list of things to order is substrate and heaters.

But I still can't decide what kind of substrate I want, black sand or gravel. I saw GBG's tank in this thread: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74480
and it looks awesome.
 
what kind of fish are you putting in it? when i had dark sand my frontosas would turn all black but be pretty blue. now they have a new tank, tanish color sand black background and they will have nice white bars, but because of the black background they still keep some of their blue
 
I'm going to be getting a few EBJD's and JD's. Also a Hujeta or two. I figure the darker substrate and background will really make the lighter marks of the fish "pop".
 
If you haven't already try Floridadriftwood.com. For JD a black substrate makes them darker and the colors more intense. When I moved mine to a light sand she got alot lighter. Xp-3 works fine with sand. Have them in two tanks with sand and no problems.
 
for background cover check out that fish place (website should have it, if not call in specific tank size).............they have the vinyl "sticker" type background........I have it on my 125 gal and on one of my 30's.........should have done both 30's but painted one instead..........and what sucks about the painted one is that you cant use your mag float on the painted back.......but you can with the sticker type background and it slides across the back just like glass!!!!..........on and use a squeegee to apply and use a little water / soap mixture sprayed on to eliminate bubbles!!!!:headbang2

btw all my tanks are black with black background............:headbang2 :)
 
Thanks for the suggestions. What kind of black sand are you using freeskierrocket? I have found Estes and the Tahitian Moon Sand. But I have never done a tank in sand, only gravel, and seeing as this is going to be my biggest tank and in the living room I am anxious about cleaning it.

Also about it getting into the XP3s. I heard put the intakes atleast 4" above the sand. How has your guys' experience gone with this. I'm on a tight budget and losing one of these filters to the sand will really be a drag.

Thanks. I have to check out that background and wood. I like the darker looking JD's and EBJD's. Let me know about any other suggestions. If you can't tell they are greatly appreciated.
 
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