What sand/substrate do you use?

[Greenfield]

Hey guys, I am curious what you guys use for sand/substrate in the bottom of your ray tank.

I had fine sand in my tank a while ago, and it kept getting sucked up into the filters and caused a HUGE mess.

Thanks for any input.

 

[stingray-guy74]

3m sand or bare bottom

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Pool filter and Bare bottom....

 

[invisyblegypsey]

i dont have rays but i have sand in all my tanks

 

[spotfin]

3M sand or Estes sand.

 

[Ullopincrate]

Depends on set up. Most tanks have natural colored small aggregate rocks. Piranha, sand. reef (different) sand. Discus planted has flourite black sand.

 

[Nic]

solid sheet of glass

 

[African_Fever]

i dont have rays but i have sand in all my tanks

This is a ray forum, so who cares what you have if you don't have rays. I have crushed granite in with my cichlids; does that mean it's ok with rays? NO

 

[omojena]

i use carib seas tahitian moon sand.

 

[dmopar74]

i use gravel, but its a very smooth round gravel and just enough to cover the bottom. the rays can still bury themselves if they like, and it stays surprisingly clean due to the layer being so thin.

i found my rays had a hard time moving around on BB, so i added my gravel back to their tank.