Crawdaddy
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hello all, I need a little advice. When I first set up my 55gal cichlid tank, I used gravel because the wife liked the look. Cleaning it is a pain though. It seems like I can never get all the waste out of it. I'm wanting to change the gravel to sand. My questions are these:
1. The easiest way to do this?
2. The type of sand? I used coral sea cichlid sand in my 37gal for my barbs, and really like the look of it, so should I go with the same, or can I use pool filter sand and add some colored sand to it for affect?
3. Do I need to remove my fish to do this, or can I get away with just removing the decorations and some of he water and then scoop out the gravel? Remember, this is a 55gal so there is quite a bit of gravel.
I have been trying to think of the best/easiest way to do this that will reduce the amount of stress to the fish. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you.
1. The easiest way to do this?
2. The type of sand? I used coral sea cichlid sand in my 37gal for my barbs, and really like the look of it, so should I go with the same, or can I use pool filter sand and add some colored sand to it for affect?
3. Do I need to remove my fish to do this, or can I get away with just removing the decorations and some of he water and then scoop out the gravel? Remember, this is a 55gal so there is quite a bit of gravel.
I have been trying to think of the best/easiest way to do this that will reduce the amount of stress to the fish. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you.