sand in my tank

[keeper-of-fish]

Ive seen sand in peoples tanks and i love the look and such so im going to change my ugly gravel from my 37 into sand mabe black also my 10 gal im setting up soon will have sand so now for the question how the heck can i not kill my fish lol i have the 10 gallon empty now(not cycled) how long can the fish live in the 10 gallon before they get really stressed they souldnt be in the 10 for more that an hour would they be ok i got quite a few fish they are in my sig below if i put my 37s filter on it for an hour would that help?

 

[jams.alaskan]

Hi there. You can transfer the fish to your ten gal ok - as long as the angels are not too big - I would add a few of their plants to break up the space a bit to give shy ones a place to get away. I would cover the tank with a towel to make it kinda dark and non stressful. Add an airstone and or their filter while you work on the sand in the 39 gal. If you rince the sand super good beforehand you may have very little to settle before they can get put back. Do it gently and add water carefully. Save some of your old substrate and place it in an pantyhose to keep in your tank for awhile or just make sure that you don't clean the filter at the same time and watch the 39 for signs of a mini cycle.
The black onyx sand looks very sharp(nice)!

ALASKA

 

[Da_Oz]

Going from gravel to sand.

 

[Narayan]

I have coral sand in my tank, Ive never had really fine sand seems too messy to me. However I like the sound of black onyx sand.

Has anyone had two types of sand in their tank, or dosen't that work very well?

 

[-cAtFiSh-]

wow it seems everyone is changing to sand . including me lol

 

[clutterydrawer]

I agree with the advice given by jams.alaskan, but also I recommend filling the ten with water from the main tank, and putting the heater in so they dont get cold.

 

[balloon molly]

i am also changing from gravel to sand

 

[schizo_fish]

im putting both sand and gravel in one tank