Sand??

[lake1502]

Ive just bought a juwel tropical fish tank and i really want to use sand, but im unsure if i should, can anyone advice me?

Also the underwater frogs that just play on the bottom, are the ok to use with must fish??

 

[UBigBobby]

Ive just bought a juwel tropical fish tank and i really want to use sand, but im unsure if i should, can anyone advice me?

Also the underwater frogs that just play on the bottom, are the ok to use with must fish??

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sand is fine. In fact I prefer it as I personally think it looks better in my tanks. It's all personal preference though. Just beware you can't use an undergravel filter if you use sand. You can buy specific aquarium sand or just go out and buy a bag of play sand or pool filter sand

As for the frogs. If they're the dwarf variety, then they can live with your fish. If they aren't dwarves, they will get big and make a meal of any small fish.

 

[SirMinion]

We have sand in all our Juwel tanks. No problems.

 

[Fella]

We have sand in all our Juwel tanks. No problems.

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Likewise. Although, the tank has been running for 2 days

 

[Clairel]

Maybe a silly question, but what about the salt levels with sand??? I like the look of sand too, but i have gravel in mine, as i only have tropical fish, wouldnt the sand hold some salt? and what amount is safe?

C x

 

[SirMinion]

Salt? no. only if you collected the sand from the beach yourself would it be salty.

Once the sand is washed, it would be dissolved away anyway.

All our freshwater tanks have sand.

 

[lake1502]

Klass, Sand sounds fine to me, i dont know why but gravel i just think about goldfish! Any other advice you can give a new boy with a tank?? I havent got a clue what i can or cant do!!!

 

[AquaticFanatic]

With sand, if you plan on keeping bottom dwelling fish, try to make sure it is fairly well rounded, and not sharp sand, as the barbels on the fish, such as Corydoras may be damaged otherwise. Sand is superb if you are planning on having live plants in the aquarium. The only thing you do need to make sure of is that you keep the sand nice and clean, as otherwise it will tun anaerobic and pollute the tank. I have lime-free sand in my set up, and it is easy to clean with the gravel vacuum that I have, as it has a variable suction rate, so I can turn it down low. Normal gravel cleaners will just suck the sand out of the tank unless you're very experienced with your technique! Make sure you do choose a freshwater sand to use, and not a coral sand as used in marine set ups, or you will find that your pH is too high and the water will be too hard for many fish and plant species.

Good luck!