sand

I currently have a 55 gallon that I need to seriously revaluate. It has horrible large pebble-blacksand mixed substrate currently and I am going to switch it with pool filter sand. (or PFS if youre trendy). I know I will likely have to move my cichlids into a holding container which I can do...

Hey quick question! I was wondering if I could put sand from Home Depot in an aquarium? Thanks!

My first tropical fish 20 gallon tank and has been running for a week. I am an amateur that has done a lot of research but can't find solutions to the following problems: Just added 4 zebra danios and 2 panda cory's Now for the questions: 1. I have gravel. Researched that it can damage the...

Hello im new here. I am disabled and i have a professional come and service my 100 litre  every month but im a bit worried as i wanted to try live plants instead of plastic and he told me i would need a sand substrate for the plants and he put it over my old gravel and between the gravel and...

Hello!   So we've been cycling our 55 gallon cool-water tank for a little over a month. It finally seemed good- every thing settled, water was clear, we had some healthy bacteria going on and 6 very happy little zebra danios. They would stir up sand and it would immediately settle...so I figured...

I'm going for a complete overhaul of my tank. (Ive actually started a previous thread regarding substrate change, so apologies, hope this isn't too much of a duplicate)   ATM I have a 60L Marina tank with you run of the mill Pets at home décor. It's great but fancy a change for the better of my...

I have a 55 gallon im cycling wanna know some good low light plants that EN like any suggestions? And do EN like driftwood?

I'm wanting to change my substrate. As you can see from my sig I have 5 corys in my 60L tank. I currently have very rounded, small gravel, but I want to change this to sand to make them happier and less likely to have damage to their barbels. They seem happy enough already, and as I said there's...

I'm setting up a new tank and i am curious as to which substrates are best for planted tanks? Im leaning towards sand because its good for bottom feeders and looks nice however im not sure where to buy it from because my lfs doesnt sell aquarium specific sand, or whether just strictly sand...

I have never done a lot of live plants, but now that I have a big tank (30 gallons) I to add lots of live plants.  I have mollies, guppies, a few different tetras, a zebra danio, and a chinese golden algae eater.  I have a small fern like plant.  I have gotten a few grassy plants before but they...

I am thinking of creating a landscape-look for my tank and was wondering if java moss can grow on/in sand? I have seen that Java moss is often used to create a 'grass' type look and it seems like it doesn't need much to thrive. I've read that a few people buried their java moss partway into the...

Okay so I just set up my ten gallon tank, which came with an internal power filter (the tank I bought was the petco 'grreat choice'). I read that it may be bad to use an internal filter if I have sand? Also, sand is incredibly expensive at pet stores, and was hoping that I could just buy play...

I currently have black sand in my tank. I had wanted white sand but the guy at the lfs said the white sand they sold was not suitable for freshwater tanks. Being impatient, I bought the black sand and started my aquascape. Now I need to put more sand in to get the look I am after. I could add...

I'm really considering switching both my tanks to sand after looking at how pretty some tank set up with sand look.   Is sand easier to take care of than gravel?   Do plants grow better in sand or gravel?    Which do you feel is better out of the two?    I figure play sand would probably be my...

i want to use sand for my aquarium that  i will be setting up hopefully soon. is there a difference between sand for salt water and freshwater? is there a difference between sand and substrate? if there is,should you use substrate first with sand on top? (im using live plants)

So I'm renovating my 10G tank because I want to put sand in it and also want/have plants in it so I also want the sand to be airated and "fluffy" for them. So my questions are as follows: 1. I want to introduce MTS into my sand to keep the sand turned over and promote good root growth. I hear...

Sand: Unipac Senegal Aquarium Sand Quantity for sale: 40 to 50Kg Delivery or Collection: Both Sales price: £1 per Kg Postage & Packaging: Collection  = Free Postage 0-2Kg = £4.89 Postage 2-5Kg = £6.19 Postage 5-10Kg = £8.29 postage i will use Collect + service they are very accurate good...

Hi, I just wanted some advice on the quickest and easiest way to change my substrate. I have a 95L tank with black gravel, due to me getting more cories I would like to put sand in.  Any suggestions as to what sand to use, colour, how much and of course how to change it with the least amount of...

I'm getting a 30 gallon aquarium for my corydoras and I'd like to make the entire substrate sand instead of just a portion of the tank (like my 15 gallon).  I wanted to know what the best way to keep the substrate clean is. I have a gravel vacuum but I don't think that it would work so well with...

build log.... Tank: custom 400l bow front tank Size: 150cm(l)x50cm(w)x60cm(h) Filter: JBL cristalprofi 1500e(1500l/h) Hood: custom hood Light: custom dual light unit Stand: Light Mahogany 150x50x70 Tank floor: JBL manado substrate 25kg/JBL pro flora fertilizer soil 10kg/Fine white sand 25kg...

Hey,   I'm planning on setting up a cory tank in a Juwel Rio 240 it's 240 litres that's roughly 66 or so gallons for you Americans. I was thinking about going with black pool filter sand for the substrate. I'm curious to find out other peoples opinions on the best species to get and how many I...

Hi everybody. Newby here, both to the site and fish keeping in general. Recently my mother in law gave me a 60l tank. At the moment I have no fish in it as I'm still aquascaping and cycling. I've gone for a sand substrate, a few medium sized pebbles and a piece of bogwood. The two plastic...

Hey guys,   I am looking for advice on type of Black sand that others are using for cory tanks. I have read up on black Diamond sand but this seems to be available in the US and not UK. I live in scotland and have used play sand with great sucess but i want to change to a black sand that is cory...

hey all, i've had my 4 foot tank for about 3-4 months now, and i used to have gravel substrate in it but a month ago i changed it to sand. i'm had my eyes on changing the filter to an external canister filter for the tank. so the question, is it ideal to change to canister with the sand as...

Hi guys, just after a bit of advice really- I have a 1200 litre tank with a pretty high waste output due to my FRT and other oddballs. I currently run an FX-5 which I am less than impressed with and want to get rid. I have been looking into fluidized beds as a replacement. Does anyone have any...

Hi, I have been thinking about going back to sand for my substrate, but couldn't remember what to buy... After searching i see many people are mentioning the Argos play sand. Does this look quite light once in the tank as its kind of yellowish in the pictures? Can anybody suggest any...

I'm planning a second, larger tank upgrade and I'm wondering what substrate you guys use. So far the suggestions I've had (or things I've used myself) are: pond pebbles large, smooth gravel (over 4mm) small gravel (>3mm) sand I have a little 3g tank that is massively overplanted for its size...