Sand, How Deep ?

[alan3513]

Hi, Just put a bag of Argos playsand (15kg)in to my Fluval Roma 125 tank. It covers about an 1-1/4 inches of the tank bottom. The tank will be planted with basic plants and have corys and tetras in it. Is the sand deep enough or do i need to add more sand, thanks in advance for any advice, Alan

 

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

Ive got just under 1 inch im my tank

 

[fatheadminnow]

You want around/at least 2 inches of substrate if you plan on planting the tank.

-FHM

 

[osiris]

Thats true, i found out that the long way, i only had about 1 inch in but suddenly my plants were floating around all over the place

 

[pippoodle]

with sand i go for 2-3 "' as after a while it can drop by half an inch as it settles

 

[DJ ArKaDaRkA]

with sand i go for 2-3 "' as after a while it can drop by half an inch as it settles

i loose a little doing a vac of it but i can add more when it get too low

 

[fatheadminnow]

with sand i go for 2-3 "' as after a while it can drop by half an inch as it settles

i loose a little doing a vac of it but i can add more when it get too low

Yeah same here.

It takes a little practice doing a gravel vac with sand.

You gotta hover like 1 cm above the sand, just enough to suck up the poo but not the sand. But I still end up sucking some sand out.

-FHM

 

[alan3513]

Thanks guys, Looks like another trip to Argos for another bag then, and yet more hours of laboriously cleaning sand, Ah the joys of fishkeeping, Cheers, Alan