Swapping Stone for Sand

[hutchcox]

I would like to know if it is a wise choice to put sand in a 75g freshwater glass tank?

I've seen countless FW tanks with sand and very healthy looking fish, I keep Oscars, Severums, plecs, cats and getting a Fire Eel soon (and a Frontosa which is going shortly )

I'd like to have it so its just wood (like the stump of a tree with its roots for plenty of cover) and sand as one of my oscars gave him self a scratch from one of the rocks in there during a feed and don't want it happening again.

And thanks alot Austin for the hlp, I'm going to start taking out the stones tomorrow morning and aim to put the sand in Friday.

x

 

[swede]

you were completely good with you're original idea bro. remove the gravel over a week or two, turn off the filters, dump sand, let settle, plug filters in, done...

i thought it was river stone, not gravel

 

[hutchcox]

I want the stones at the bottom out and white sand in its place. Sorry about the photo, the light just went out so its on the camera flash.

 

[xxbird]

Is there a certain filter system reqired for sand or will a dual bio wheel work?

 

[hutchcox]

I'm not 100% sure but I've seen most types of filters with sand, I'm going to use my 2 canisters and a HOB.

 

[Brian Fish]

this is what you should do..... do a 50% Water Change, but before you add the replacement water, take out the stones, dump in the sand(the water level being lower will make it easier to work with), place the stones back in the tank since they have all the tanks good bacteria. then i would add the replacement water, breaking the pour impact using a stone so as not to disperse the sand all over. slip a sponge or pantyhose over the intakes for the filters and this will prevent sand from being sucked up and destroying your impeller.

Man I wish I would of heard about this idea before my sand ruined my impellers.

 

[HypeMan808]

Man I wish I would of heard about this idea before my sand ruined my impellers.

Agreed...

Thanks for bumping this thread again.
I just thought about how great and smart that idea is.