So I decided to remove all the gravel and go with the black sand look. I had been contemplating doing this for quite some time and decided to just go ahead and do it. I was wavering back n forth between black sand, and a combination of tan and white similar to what Infblue and Xrayz have in their tanks. In the end I went with black because I enjoy the way it makes the bichirs stand out.
I had heard great things about 3M colorquartz and decided to try and locate some. It is much cheaper than the volcano sand and I felt that it offered more options as well. After much searching and research I eventually found out from 3M that they discontinued the colorquartz line late last year. After some more research I found a comparable replacement in Spectraquartz and a place that sold it here in San Diego. I bought two 50 lb bags of F grade, rinsed it, and threw in on in the tank. I plan to buy one more bag just to fill it in nicely.
I snapped a few quick shots without the plants in the tank to give an overall idea of how it looks. I also plan to remove the artificial plants and wood and go with a tank full of all natural driftwood. I'll update with pics when I add some nice driftwood.
I had heard great things about 3M colorquartz and decided to try and locate some. It is much cheaper than the volcano sand and I felt that it offered more options as well. After much searching and research I eventually found out from 3M that they discontinued the colorquartz line late last year. After some more research I found a comparable replacement in Spectraquartz and a place that sold it here in San Diego. I bought two 50 lb bags of F grade, rinsed it, and threw in on in the tank. I plan to buy one more bag just to fill it in nicely.
I snapped a few quick shots without the plants in the tank to give an overall idea of how it looks. I also plan to remove the artificial plants and wood and go with a tank full of all natural driftwood. I'll update with pics when I add some nice driftwood.
