I hate the look of the gravel in my tank and I want to get sand. Is there any type of REALLY cheep sand that I could use(beach or sand from a freshwater river). Can I put the sand in a tank that already has fish in it. Will suger sand clog my filter.
Want to get sand
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Pool filter sand hands down. just go to a pool supply store and ask for a bag or two depending how big your tank is. cheap to, last time i checked it was 10 dollars for a 50lb bag. color ranges from white, brown, tan or a mix of the three. the grain is large and heavy enough to be cleaned with a "vacuum". just make sure you rinse it before adding it to the tank.
oh btw. make sure you make this project a good week or two. if you take all your gravel out at once your tank will lose some bb colonies and go through a mini cycle.
oh btw. make sure you make this project a good week or two. if you take all your gravel out at once your tank will lose some bb colonies and go through a mini cycle.
Sand looks great in aquariums, but it's a pain to take care of. I remember in my 55 that I have TMS, the first time I tried vacuuming it I sucked out waaaaay too much of the sand. Not easy at all.
It all depends on how you maintain, really. Though Ancient above me made a very good comment on PFS. It's much easier to clean and is pretty cheap, just wash it out good
It all depends on how you maintain, really. Though Ancient above me made a very good comment on PFS. It's much easier to clean and is pretty cheap, just wash it out good
I just switched both my tanks over....used 10 parts white pool filter sand to 1 part blck aquarium sand.....i rinsed it in a bucket with a hose.....warmed it back up with tap water...lol The tanks were both clear within an hour.....i left the fish in....everyone is fine a week later.......My Bio350 sounded like a popcorn machine for a few hours but it too is fine!Snook000;4577655;4577655 said:
if i do it i am going to turn my filters off. i have a big air stone in there and non of my fish are very big. how much should i get for a 55 i don't want to much but i do want to have lots of live plants
no you dont have to.Snook000;4577655; said:
doing that is pretty bad, beach sand can be dirty and hold alott of micro-organisms that isnt suitable for freshwater fishrizzle;4577663; said:
yes turn the filters off, you can use a funnel to direct the sand instead of pouring it directly. once the sand settles turn the filters back onSnook000;4577790; said: