Sand or gravel

[Stevieb2k11]

Im thinkin of changing my gravel to sand and wonderd if it would be worth it

 

[Bubble_B0y]

at the end of the day, sand or gravel is a personal preference.

but most bottom dwelling fish prefer sand. It's natural and for some species like corydoras catfish, it won't them when searching for food.

I also find sand is easier to clean.

 

[somethingsfishy]

If you plan to get bottom dwellers it's worth it.

 

[alex07]

Once you go with sand you will never look back. Pool filter sand is dirt cheap if you don't want to spend a lot money. You can go to your local home depot and pick up a bag of 50lb for about $5

 

[Stevieb2k11]

Well i want to make it look like the botton of the ocean and thinking how i can live obviously i need a bigger tank for a better effect but i dont have the room for it

 

[alex07]

Well i want to make it look like the botton of the ocean and thinking how i can live obviously i need a bigger tank for a better effect but i dont have the room for it

Pool filter sand looks natural

 

[Stevieb2k11]

Cheers is there dish you cant have with it or can anyfish go woth sand as youcan tell ive only ever had gravel

 

[Bubble_B0y]

all fish are compatible with sand.

 

[Stevieb2k11]

Cheers and a reali stupid question.
How do you clean the sand as it is much finer thn gravel and just wonderd if there was a special cleaner for it

 

[somethingsfishy]

Depending in the consistency, it may stir up abit. I use petco brand sand and it's a little thicker than pfs and doesn't stir. It's also 20 for 20 lbs.

 

[RDouglas50]

Depending in the consistency, it may stir up abit. I use petco brand sand and it's a little thicker than pfs and doesn't stir. It's also 20 for 20 lbs.

I got the light shade petco brand sand for my 10gal betta tank because I wanted a more natural looking tank. It's really easy to slope and I think it just looks better than gravel.

 

[Stevieb2k11]

I got the light shade petco brand sand for my 10gal betta tank because I wanted a more natural looking tank. It's really easy to slope and I think it just looks better than gravel.

Nice setup would you reckonmend a background aswell if so what type as i am a not sure to get one when i get a bigger tank i have one on my current tank but its a plain blue one

 

[RDouglas50]

Nice setup would you reckonmend a background aswell if so what type as i am a not sure to get one when i get a bigger tank i have one on my current tank but its a plain blue one

I use a black background (more like a black trash bag tapped to the back of the tank). I just think it makes the tank look cleaner than if you were to have a busy background or even no background.

 

[alex07]

Depending in the consistency, it may stir up abit. I use petco brand sand and it's a little thicker than pfs and doesn't stir. It's also 20 for 20 lbs.

Pool filter sand does not create a mess when you vacuum the sandbed. Only takes a couple of seconds to settle just like any other sand.

 

[somethingsfishy]

I wasn't knocking it, just saying petco brand doesn't stir up at all. Just giving the op options.