Would the kribensis that I have be able to spawn with the sand in there tank because I went from big gravel to small gravel so that they could move it around and build a wall in front of the entrance to their breeding cave and would they be able to build a wall with the sand as I have spent almost a year trying to get them to breed as they lay eggs but then eat them and I don't want to ruin all my hard work and also roughly how deep do you have your sand
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Kribs love sand; they will use it to wall up the cave entrances, and dig nice pits in it!
You want a couple of inches where there are plants, and an inch or so where there aren't any. You might need to add a few pebbles around the base of the plants to hold them down until they've rooted though.
I would get the 15kgs; it's nice to have some spare for topping up, and it's not expensive
You want a couple of inches where there are plants, and an inch or so where there aren't any. You might need to add a few pebbles around the base of the plants to hold them down until they've rooted though.
I would get the 15kgs; it's nice to have some spare for topping up, and it's not expensive
Ok I also have various tetras, barbs, gourami and some apistogramma I guess it won't affect them what substrate is in there as they don't really use the bottom but I do have a pleco and was wondering how he would cope with the sand and do I need to put anything under the sand as I only have a couple of live plants and can live plants grow in sand from Tom
Plecs are fine on sand too, as are the easy plants. I don't use anything under my sand, and my plants do fine (I have low tech planted set ups, so no CO2 or fertilizers either).
I have been out and got 15kg of play sand from Argos and it says is non toxic and safe so hopefully that's the right one. I think the thing that made me chose sand is that I want my tanks to look more natural and less like a beginners tank as I have been looking after fish for 14 years but my tank does not show that. Also what plants do you have growning in your substrate as I don't want to put co2 or anything like that in my tanks either. What way do you clean your sand when you first got it fluttermoth. Also fluttermoth does that nickname have anything to do with your career or is it just a nickname from Tom
You clean sand like this;
put a small amount of sand in your bucket (no more than a quarter full; large loads take longer!)
fill the bucket with water and give it a good stir
pour off all the dirty water; don't worry if you lose a little bit of sand
keep on doing that until all you have left in your bucket is good, heavy sand that sinks after a minute or so. It's a long, tedious job, there's no way of pretending it isn't, but it's well worth it
I have mostly Java ferns and anubias that grow on rocks and wood, but I have a few cryptocorynes that grow in the sand and some cabomba. I used to have some sagittaria that grew beautifully, but I moved it and it didn't like its new spot and died! You could try vallisneria; it does well for a lot of people, but doesn't like my soft water. Amazon swords have done well for me in the past, as has Indian fern/water wisteria.
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put a small amount of sand in your bucket (no more than a quarter full; large loads take longer!)
fill the bucket with water and give it a good stir
pour off all the dirty water; don't worry if you lose a little bit of sand
keep on doing that until all you have left in your bucket is good, heavy sand that sinks after a minute or so. It's a long, tedious job, there's no way of pretending it isn't, but it's well worth it
I have mostly Java ferns and anubias that grow on rocks and wood, but I have a few cryptocorynes that grow in the sand and some cabomba. I used to have some sagittaria that grew beautifully, but I moved it and it didn't like its new spot and died! You could try vallisneria; it does well for a lot of people, but doesn't like my soft water. Amazon swords have done well for me in the past, as has Indian fern/water wisteria.
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Thank you for that information roughly how many times did you wash it out before you put it in your tank. Also thank you for all the plants and is bog wood and drift wood the same thing or is it two different types if wood and how much would you usually pay for plants on wood as all round me it's £35+. Also the reason I asked about if it has anything to do with your career is because I'm an entomologist as well as a zoo keeper so I look after and care for butterflies and moths and some big African animals from Tom.
It depends on the actual sand as to how many times it takes; I had a bag that took five or six rinses and another bag that took more.
Bogwood and driftwood are different, but it doesn't matter to the fish or plants which you use. I buy the wood and plants separately and use superglue to attach them. It does add up, but you buy one or two bits here and there as you have the money (or when you see just the right bit of wood that you have to have!). I've been collecting for donkey's years, so I have a lot now
It's always worth keeping your eye on the classified section here, as many people will sell off plants when they give their tanks a prune or rescape and you can probably pick up a few bargains
Awesome sounding career, lucky you!
Bogwood and driftwood are different, but it doesn't matter to the fish or plants which you use. I buy the wood and plants separately and use superglue to attach them. It does add up, but you buy one or two bits here and there as you have the money (or when you see just the right bit of wood that you have to have!). I've been collecting for donkey's years, so I have a lot now
It's always worth keeping your eye on the classified section here, as many people will sell off plants when they give their tanks a prune or rescape and you can probably pick up a few bargains
Awesome sounding career, lucky you!
Ok I think I will have to set a couple of hours aside for it then and possible take some water out of the tank if the sand makes it cloudy.
What is the difference between bogwood and driftwood. Also what superglue do you use to stick plants down without damaging them.
That's for the advice about the classified section I did not realise that there was one from Tom
What is the difference between bogwood and driftwood. Also what superglue do you use to stick plants down without damaging them.
That's for the advice about the classified section I did not realise that there was one from Tom
I'm really sorry to hear that
There must be something else going on; nitrate at 20ppm wouldn't kill even sensitive fish. I see you have a thread going in the emergency section, so I won't comment further here.
There must be something else going on; nitrate at 20ppm wouldn't kill even sensitive fish. I see you have a thread going in the emergency section, so I won't comment further here.
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