Ibrahim
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Travis55 said:Got 5 lbs of black sand at petco. Think that'll be enough for my tank?
Trust me you will not like it. I would mix it with twice as much white sand. It'll really look nice.
Travis55 said:Got 5 lbs of black sand at petco. Think that'll be enough for my tank?
Ibrahim said:Trust me you will not like it. I would mix it with twice as much white sand. It'll really look nice.
Travis55 said:So, i hated the black sand.... i went back and bought white... lol it looks sooo much brighter. I got it roughly half full and a heater goin. Im using water from my 55. Ive picked out my best rock. Covered in coraline* algae. Gonna try and top it off tomorrow or wednesday. Hopefully the cloudiness goes away. I gotta get a small powerhead going till my fluval is going. Im getting excited!
Ibrahim said:Told ya so! Lol add a cup of black sand and mix it. You'll love it. I've used all kinds of sand, white, black, brown, red, tan, and others and the black and white mix was the best
Travis55 said:Any body got any pics of black and white sand?
Ibrahim said:I do on my 25g and 150g
GodFan said:If you dont mind can I ask a qusetion? I have a 5 gallon that I thought about going nano saltwater with but I never tried saltwater at all. Is it super hard? Also what kind of lighting is needed to have really colorful corals in a tank that size?
You test every couple days not once a week? Does that get expensive? Also what kind of light? I see threads like this and think maybe but.....It's not too hard. You just need to be on top of your PWC and test every few days. Lighting for a 5g would be around $30-$50 and for a small footprint you could use PC lights.
GodFan said:You test every couple days not once a week? Does that get expensive? Also what kind of light? I see threads like this and think maybe but.....
Ibrahim said:I do on my 25g and 150g
Travis55 said:Wow.... all i can say. Wow. Ur tank is beautiful. Any pics of the sand bed?
Ibrahim said:Here is a close up
Travis55 said:I just cant decide what i want to do...
Ibrahim said:Go for it. Guarantee youll love it. Add a 2 cups of black first then add more until you hit that perfect mix. I used petco sand too. 20lbs white and 5lbs black
Travis55 said:I do like the idea that maybe it will hide some of the other junk that settles on white band
Ibrahim said:It hides waste pretty well.
Travis55 said:I have a 5 pound bag of white in a 5 pound bag of black I wonder how good that would look