Removing gravel and replacing with sand

[Bafutbeagle]

I am getting an otorongo stingray at the weekend and currently have 2" of gravel in my tank just wondering if anyone had any ideas how I could remove the gravel and replace with sand without getting a load of sand in my impellors or upsetting the water too much?

Any advice would be gratefully received

 

[Chad55]

Not too much you can do besides scoop it out and replace it. And the water will look nasty for a day or two. Just keep a foam filter going or something in the meantime and shut the power filters off.

Chad

 

[Bafutbeagle]

Someonetold me that I could remove the gravel by using a 1.5" hose and sucking it out any ideas if this will work?

 

[ethnics]

try it, i dont see how gravel will go up a pipe. i never tried it tho. i jus went in there with my fish net, and netted out all my gravel. took me about 10 mins.

 

[Stump1998]

It will work real good. I did it on my tank when I went to bare bottom. The pipe and hose you use just needs to be large enough that the gravel does not get stuck.

 

[amesbien]

yea hows how i changed mine, used a hose to suck em out.

the sand will take a while to clear like it always does, but sand is worht it imo.

 

[Bafutbeagle]

Do you reckon that 1.5" will work then?

 

[Stump1998]

Just start a siphon and if it is strong enough to pick the gravel up, your pipe is big enough. I had to use a 3" pipe but my tank is 36" deep.