Changing my ugly blue gravel to black sand!

[AmyKieran]

Spent all day on this so hopefully you guys like it. Changed all of my ugly blue gravel in my rift lake tank to black sand and also changed the rock formation

I also have planted some Nomaphila stricta, crypto and the Java fern + anubias that was already in the tank

Hope you guys like

 

[Slaphppy7]

MUCH better and more natural looking...great job

 

[AmyKieran]

MUCH better and more natural looking...great job

Thanks a lot ide actually like to take a moment to thank you @Slaphppy7

And the countless number of people who help me on this forum to do things right

Thanks

 

[Slaphppy7]

Thanks a lot ide actually like to take a moment to thank you @Slaphppy7

And the countless number of people who help me on this forum to do things right

Thanks

More than welcome...

 

[Wills]

Looks really good! Just need to get a black background on now and it will hide all the wires and pipes

Wills

 

[AmyKieran]

Looks really good! Just need to get a black background on now and it will hide all the wires and pipes

Wills

Yes good idea, now how do I do that with a corner tank full of water and fish?

 

[Rocky998]

Looks REALLY good! WAYYYY better than before! And plus, it brings the fish colors out more

 

[AmyKieran]

Looks REALLY good! WAYYYY better than before! And plus, it brings the fish colors out more

Yeah I think it really does thanks

 

[Slaphppy7]

Yes good idea, now how do I do that with a corner tank full of water and fish?

Black posterboard, cut to size, taped or clipped onto the back glass

 

[AmyKieran]

Black posterboard, cut to size, taped or clipped onto the back glass

Where do I get poster board from?

 

[AmyKieran]

Black posterboard, cut to size, taped or clipped onto the back glass

Ahh hobby craft do it never mind

 

[Slaphppy7]

Ahh hobby craft do it never mind

Over here, you find it at lots of different places...hobby supply shop, Walmart, even some of the bigger grocery stores have it

 

[AmyKieran]

Over here, you find it at lots of different places...hobby supply shop, Walmart, even some of the bigger grocery stores have it

Any better kind of tape to use? As apposed to standard sellotape

 

[Slaphppy7]

Any better kind of tape to use? As apposed to standard sellotape

I just use the cheap cellophane tape...it holds well enough, and is easy to remove later, if need be

 

[Alice B]

I'd ask where you got the black sand, but if you are in the UK I don't think I can afford the shipping. Tank looks great.