Remote deep sand bed for freshwater?

[her209]

I bought some pool filter sand over the weekend, rinsed it, and placed it into the Sterilite container. Hopefully, that's deep enough. The container didn't bow as much as I thought it would. Now I wait...

 

['vspec']

and i see your fish didn't waste any time

 

[her209]

I decided to add about another inch since it was only about 3" of sand before.

 

[knifegill]

Have a source for trumpet snail and blackworm?

 

[knifegill]

Oh, I got this thread confused with http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=351618&highlight=sand+bed . I was really lost there for a minute.

 

[her209]

Have a source for trumpet snail and blackworm?

My local LFS should have them.

 

[Danger_Chicken]

her209 - take regular water parameter readings and write them down over the next few months. Keep your stock at the same level and water changes at the same intervals and amount each time. Basically, keep everything as consistant as possible so you can tell how effective it is. And please keep us updated.

 

[her209]

her209 - take regular water parameter readings and write them down over the next few months. Keep your stock at the same level and water changes at the same intervals and amount each time. Basically, keep everything as consistant as possible so you can tell how effective it is. And please keep us updated.

I have floating plants so that may skew the results a bit.

 

[her209]

I bought some California Blackworms (at least I think that's what they are) from the LFS and threw them into the DSB. The cories are pretty efficient at picking them out of the sand bed though.

 

['vspec']

yup, its an all you can eat buffet.

If their not consumed already, your worms should be able to transverse easier in that size, sugar fine its not chance in hell.