Sand In Tanks

[lilfishie]

Got a new tank today and since it is in the lounge mum has decided she wants plastic plants it gets worse she wants purple/pink/red ones but i have suggested sand so would like some pictures of how good planted sand tanks look, it would be argos play sand if we got any

 

[Piltdownpaul]

Hiya-i've just used the argos play sand and it looks awesome. I havent got any pics as i havent finished planting and sorting the backgrounds. Wash it thoroughly -it took 2 days to go crystal clear. I'll put some pics on over the weekend if i get a chance,probably pm you the pics or i might start a thread to show off.What tank did you get?

 

[susankat]

Heres a couple of shots, planted with sand.

 

[SharonCC]

Sand with a combination of silk plants( craft section at WalMart) and real plants...

 

[Biulu]

This is my newly planted tank before I dismantled it cause it cracked. Plants not yet grown out, but it gives an idea of how it would look later on.

 

[Ficious]

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i love your tank biulu!! very nice



heres mine with a bit of gravel and large rocks

 

[lilfishie]

well the sand is in, and lookig good, got 2 filters running to try clear it a little

its just a 60l, wanted a 90l but they didnt have 1 so settled for this one.

will put some pics up over the next few days

 

[paul_219]

Very nice sand tank. I really like sand tank but hard to clean .

 

[lilfishie]

well the sand is in and clearing well, but only have a pick of before

ended up using the whole 15KG bag of sand

 

[DarkEntity]

you dont want the sand too deep, as it can cause issues with anaerobic gases later.

 

[lilfishie]

its not too deep about an inch, is that too deep?

 

[aaronnorth]

is that the elite 60? i used just over half the 15kg and got an inch deep???

EDIT: Then again i have an inch of JBL aquabasis just ignore me You have seen my tank so i wont bother posting it again

 

[lilfishie]

Aaron it is, i said it had enough after 3/4 of a bag but mum didn't agree she wanted it deeper

 

[aaronnorth]

Aaron it is, i said it had enough after 3/4 of a bag but mum didn't agree she wanted it deeper

it wont hurt, try sloping it up to the back to create some depth.

 

[lilfishie]

Aaron thats exactly what were doing