New substrate

[SandNukka15]

Majority of my fish look washed out in my 600 gallon pentair tank with torpedo beach sand. There is prob only about 100 lbs of sand in the tank so barely any to cover the bottom. I was originally planing to add more torpedo beach but have decided to try to mix another sand of same size from caribsea in order to help bring the colors of the peacock bass out.

I would prob add another 100 lbs to even it out


Any suggestions as to what caribsea sand you guys think would mix in well with torpedo beach.

The interior of the tank is blue.

Looking for caribsea sand that is around the same size......i wouldnt want it to be too big that the rays couldnt sift through and too fine where powerheads/flow could move it easily and get caught in pumps etc

 

[SandNukka15]

Any suggestions?

 

[Dustin0413]

Any suggestions?

I'm not sure about this stuff in the context of a 600gallon monster, but I've used black diamond blasting sand for years with great results. Virtually every fish whether South American or African has deeper color with the black.

 

[Dustin0413]

I'm not sure about this stuff in the context of a 600gallon monster, but I've used black diamond blasting sand for years with great results. Virtually every fish whether South American or African has deeper color with the black.

In my 125 and 220 gallon. 8$ per 50lbs. Make sure it's ringed good and you are good to go

 

[Dustin0413]

In my 125 and 220 gallon. 8$ per 50lbs. Make sure it's ringed good and you are good to go

Rinsed not ringed lol

 

[SandNukka15]

Imo that wouldnt be a good option at all.....too fine and too sharp for rays....not to mention i think it would look horrible mixed with torpedo beach.

Thanks for ur opinion tho

 

[spotfin]

How about the Peace River by CaribSea? I think it's about the same grain size.

 

[Warborg]

not to mention i think it would look horrible mixed with torpedo beach.

Thanks for ur opinion tho

Honestly any darker mix will not look good, but it's the darker colors that work best for bringing fish colors out.

 

[SandNukka15]

How about the Peace River by CaribSea? I think it's about the same grain size.

This was actually what i was thinking.....either peace river or rio grande....i honestly cant really tell the diff between them except for grain size.....only thing is i think i might need more peace river then torpedo beach to even it out

 

[SandNukka15]

Honestly any darker mix will not look good, but it's the darker colors that work best for bringing fish colors out.

This is why i was having a delema and posted the question for opinions