Sorry guys

[Stryker]

You added marine sand? Is it aragonite based or silica based? Most marine sands are aragonite based which buffer the water to around 8.3! Great for marine tanks but that's not the pH you want in a freshwater aquarium(at least not with the fish that you have). Whatever sand you use, I would just put some of it in a small tank or dish to see if there is any drastic pH change.

Kevin

That was a brain fart. I added aquarium sand as sold at my LFS. Its just sand thats well washed and of a good grain to *work* in aquariums I guess. I trust my LFS and like I said it was worth every penny.

Sorry about the misleading.... I need a disclaimer

 

[silver]

Drobbins......seriously you need to do a 100% water change and while you are doing it I would be stirring that stuff up like crazy the whole time to get as much of the debris kicked up and sucked out as possible. Really though, if you didn't wash it then you really need to do a COMPLETE water change of all the water.

After that, maybe the next day because you'll be a little worn out I would do the same thing, but maybe a 50% - no less - and remember to stirr the sand up like your nuts on that one too to get all the debris kicked up. And if you feel up to it do a 100% change instead of 50%, but at least a 50%.


I wish you luck........and get going on that so we can see some pictures before this summer )




Silver

 

[drobbins27]

Thanks Silver,

Thats what I plan on doing tommorow

now on to my next problem Silver lol

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