IS HARD TWO CLEAN SAND? HAVE GRAVAL RIGHT KNOW BUT THINKING OF CHANGING TO SAND. ANY TIPS OR IDEAS. HOW DO SWITCH AN ALREADY ESTABISHED TANK.
SAND OR GRAVAL?
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Charles d;2691464; said:IS HARD TWO CLEAN SAND? HAVE GRAVAL RIGHT KNOW BUT THINKING OF CHANGING TO SAND. ANY TIPS OR IDEAS. HOW DO SWITCH AN ALREADY ESTABISHED TANK.
i prefer sand
iamzrad;2691487; said:You don't.
why is that? i have done it at least a half dozen times...
smpage;2691508; said:
I just recently switched from sand to gravel as well. I love the look the sand gives. It is a little harder to clean as your not just jabbing the gravel vac into the gravel, it is a little more precise but I wouldn't say hard. My tank was already well established as well, what I did was take all the fish out of the tank then scooped all the gravel out.(it makes it easier if for a little while before you take gravel out here and there so you don't have to do it all at once) I had the sand all rinsed and ready to go, so once I removed all the gravel I put the sand in. I kept my filters off for a little bit trying to let the sand settle a bit. I actually used a very fine argonite and even though rinsed very well it clouded up my tank horribly at first. I ended up using my filters to clear it, it took a day or so but now is awesome and I don't have any issues.
a new kitty litter scoop works well to remove gravel. A net will help too, but the net will be torn up. Then do a good vac of the barebottom, and do as above states.
Ohhh and IMO a pillow case is the easiest way to rinse sand.
Also putting in the tank is easier that way too.
Ive yet to have a cloudy tank this way.
Although im sure it also depends on the type of sand you use.
Also putting in the tank is easier that way too.
Ive yet to have a cloudy tank this way.
Although im sure it also depends on the type of sand you use.
im a big fan of sand, i have it in all of my tanks except my 75g. When i vaccum the sand, i attatch a wood dowel to my siphon tube and just stir up the sand a bit. A small amount of sand sometimes gets sucked up but the sand is affordable to replace. I spent 125 on gravel for my 75g and 20 on sand for my 55g,2-29g,20g, and 2-10g.