What Did You do With Your Tank Today?
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enrgizerbunny
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Changed substrate from gravel to sand tonight. So much better! Going to get some angels of Craig's list soon too!
Note: don't ever try to change it with fish in I couldn't imagine doing it like that and how much extra work out would be.
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Note: don't ever try to change it with fish in I couldn't imagine doing it like that and how much extra work out would be.
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ImACoolguy
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I actually did one time. In my 45g when I switched to sand a long time ago. All it had in it was 5 white skirts. I wish I had removed them because it took a lot longer with them in there.
Caleb
enrgizerbunny
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Another tidbit for anyone doing the job- if you have a submersible pump of any sort then use it. When I removed the gravel there was still waste left over that my original plan was to remove by water changes. I pumped 10 gallons in. The flow of the pump created an eddy that gathered all the waste in one area that I was able to easily vacuum.
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Finntastic
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PoppaRyno
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Nice dude. I think that north Carolina stiff might poison the tank, lol. But I dig it. Love them peacocks and syno's.
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after a long night finishing up after the infestation I had as of 3AM I can say I'm finished
what was to take 5 days I did in 3
I never want to go through that again!!
nice snow white sand again need to blow off rocks
I can't believe I'm done
what was to take 5 days I did in 3
I never want to go through that again!!
nice snow white sand again need to blow off rocks
I can't believe I'm done
cgthebeast
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Water changes for every body. Did a 30% in my 36 bow front and a 20% in my nano. Everything seems nice happy now
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Mebbid
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Well... that may be pretty bad.. but where do you think all that waste ends up with sand?
ImACoolguy
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Planted tank it's used as nutrients. Normal tank? Mixed in with the sand and vacuumed off the top.
Caleb
Finntastic
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The rock is from the mountains and the river was hardly polluted (there were animals that were pollution non tolerant.) and I cleaned everything with hot water and a scrub brush.
PassengerTN
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Spent most of the day trying to figure out how I'm going to move my family, myself, all our belongings, and 4 fully stocked tanks into a new house within 25 days >.<
Jesse
Jesse
ImACoolguy
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ImACoolguy
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Got an empty tank... Updates soon 
Caleb
Caleb
Mebbid
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A gravel substrate traps a lot of detritus and if not cleaned this can be a source of nitrates. Sand does not trap the detritus at all (this is why people say sand is cleaner) but if you're trapping the detritus in the gravel and vaccing the substrate regularly those nitrates will never be released in the water column.
Gravel is more work to clean, but imho if done properly it can help contribute to an overall healthier tank.
PassengerTN
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Tell me about it. Hoping for a hail Mary from god and mortgage loan officer at the moment to try and buy a place. Tired of renting and listening to peoples rules.
Jesse
Finntastic
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I rinsed out a bag of flourite and got two rocks for my 55g which I am filling up as soon as i clean out my 10g
Mebbid
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Fill test on my 29g hex 
ImACoolguy
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As promised.. What does a fish lover do when his father hands him $100 on vacation to use on whatever? Buy a new tank of course! Already know what's going in it. Been wanting a dwarf puffer for a very long time! It's a 10g planted tank.
Floromax substrate with some black sand mixed in for easier planting and depth.
Plants:
Staurogyne repens
Cryptocoryne undulata
Cyprus helferi
Using a precycled filter from another tank
And of course I got some pond snails for free from a certain pet store. Gave me like 25 to take home free. They are culturing in the 2.5g.
Really my only concern is the lighting. It's a small clip on finnex and I really worry if it is big enough for the whole tank.
Caleb
Floromax substrate with some black sand mixed in for easier planting and depth.
Plants:
Staurogyne repens
Cryptocoryne undulata
Cyprus helferi
Using a precycled filter from another tank
And of course I got some pond snails for free from a certain pet store. Gave me like 25 to take home free. They are culturing in the 2.5g.
Really my only concern is the lighting. It's a small clip on finnex and I really worry if it is big enough for the whole tank.
Caleb
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