bubbles in sand and cories

[Sgooosh]

so i found a thread with bubbles in sand in another forum when i was searching it
it said if you agitate the sand the bacteria will not produce the deadly chemicals. will the cories agitate the sand enough?

 

[EllRog]

Get some Malaysian trumpet snails

 

[Sgooosh]

Get some Malaysian trumpet snails

what do they do? and do they breed too fast?

 

[EllRog]

what do they do? and do they breed too fast?

They burrow in the sand and disturb it, preventing tbe pockets of toxic gas which you're worrying about. Yes, they breed fast, but you barely ever see them as they're within the substrate. I have loads of them in all my tanks and occasionally see a couple when vacuuming, but a wiggle of the syphon and they drop back down to safety. Have a Google

 

[Sgooosh]

They burrow in the sand and disturb it, preventing tbe pockets of toxic gas which you're worrying about. Yes, they breed fast, but you barely ever see them as they're within the substrate. I have loads of them in all my tanks and occasionally see a couple when vacuuming, but a wiggle of the syphon and they drop back down to safety. Have a Google

ok! ill see if lfs has any. they look kinda cool too

 

[AbbeysDad]

I have 3-4" of pool filter sand in my 60g planted display tank that has not been touched in about 10 years. One thing you don't want to do is stir the sand substrate as this puts waste down under where anaerobic bacteria can decompose it creating unwanted gases. Otherwise, any gases are minimum if not rare and would escape harmlessly.
And yes, Malaysian Trumpet Snails are a huge benefit.

 

[Slaphppy7]

I have 3-4" of pool filter sand in my 60g planted display tank that has not been touched in about 10 years. One thing you don't want to do is stir the sand substrate as this puts waste down under where anaerobic bacteria can decompose it creating unwanted gases. Otherwise, any gases are minimum if not rare and would escape harmlessly.
And yes, Malaysian Trumpet Snails are a huge benefit.

5+ inches for me, in some spots...and I have assassins...no issues

 

[Colin_T]

Don't get Malaysian Trumpet snails (aka, Malaysian Livebearer snails). They are a pain in the butt and you can't get rid of them once they are in a tank. They also get into the motor of power filters and stuff them up.

Just gravel clean the sand each week or run your finger through it.

If you are getting anaerobic pockets (black patches) in the sand, reduce the feeding.

 

[Sgooosh]

Don't get Malaysian Trumpet snails (aka, Malaysian Livebearer snails). They are a pain in the butt and you can't get rid of them once they are in a tank. They also get into the motor of power filters and stuff them up.

Just gravel clean the sand each week or run your finger through it.

If you are getting anaerobic pockets (black patches) in the sand, reduce the feeding.

id rather not get assasin snails as i have a random ramshorn guy and nerite and 2 mystery snails... alright, ill just use a big chopstick skewer thingy

 

[jonny-5]

I have 2 .5 to 3 inch of sand in 3 aquariums & had no problems, The Corys i had used to do a good enough job of turning it over together with the Nerites sliding through it

 

[Sgooosh]

I have 2 .5 to 3 inch of sand in 3 aquariums & had no problems, The Corys i had used to do a good enough job of turning it over together with the Nerites sliding through it

ok, same. i have little baby cories, and only 1 hitchhiker nerite made it to adulthood i will get more as they like to pack