red head 55
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so insted of the red heads i want geophagus pindare and 3 of thoughs, but what about ordering, where is the cheapist and good place to get these
titansfever83;3486647; said:Sand is not that hard to do. I would suggest getting PFS(pool filter sand) from your local pool supply place. I just bought three 50lb bags for $21. Lowes or HD will have play sand but it's very dirty and somewhat smaller than PFS.
PFS will not affect your water and is very clean straight out of the bag. I usually poor it right into the tank without cleaning it. Make sure your filter intake is positioned far enough away from the sand so that it won't go into your filter because of your fish stirring it up.
Depth really doesn't matter. I tend to fill it up until it gets to the plastic molding at the bottom of the tank. When you do water changes, just slightly stir it around to avoid dangerous build up of gases in the sand. You will see bubbles come up when stirring it around. I like to keep my sand shallow(1-1.5") so there are no chances for gas build up.
One 50lb bag will be more than enough, you will probably have some left over. $7 for substrate..... much better than paying Petsmart prices
+1 to everything here.
I use pool filter sand in my 55 and my 20. It looks much better, and in your case, is better for the fish. The light color with a dark/black background and bright lights looks great. The fish's colors stand out very well. And as stated, you probably won't need a full bag. I still had about 1/3 left over and it's about 2" deep.
this threed is going to go crazy, so i cant get ahold of thoughs fish, so what about this
2 fm
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2 sajicas
or 3 fm
or 3 sajicas
or 1 fm and 1 sajica
2 fm
or
2 sajicas
or 3 fm
or 3 sajicas
or 1 fm and 1 sajica
