new substrate

[kingkracker]

From this



To this

 

[Patten]

Wow! The new substrate looks great!

 

[kingkracker]

Yeah now gotta figure out stick only thing i know it's maybe 2 gbr, a couple of bristle nose plecos and the xray tetras im gonna cycle with

 

[armymp327]

ha! i just did the same thing last night, what an ordeal! is that black sand?

 

[kingkracker]

Yup black diamond from tractor supply

 

[armymp327]

ah, yeah i went and got the caribsea tahitian moon sand, a bit pricey but is so clean and does not cloud the water even if i purposely stir it up, all i know is i will never go back to gravel again! lol

 

[kingkracker]

This is the same stuff if i read correctly and i got 50lbs for like 8 bucks

 

[armymp327]

hmmm, thats a good deal, i will have to look into that when i get a bigger tank.

 

[Taiken5968]

This is the same stuff if i read correctly and i got 50lbs for like 8 bucks

Can you get white sand for that price? I want to do white sand in my 60 when I get it set up.

 

[kingkracker]

For white out Tan just use play sand

 

[Taiken5968]

For white out Tan just use play sand

I think the white will reflect licht bak nicely. Your sand looks great. I may do black in my 29 one day.