cplawrence
Aquarium Advice Freak
OK--I had a bit of a delay, but I am finally ready to set up my 75 gallon tank. The tank was going to be lightly planted and I was planning on using 100 lbs. of pool filter sand as the substrate and the filter was a fluval 404. As I have never used sand, I just wanted to confirm a few things:
1) Is this enough of a substrate?
2) Is it necessary to have a barrier to prevent sand from being sucked into the filter?
3) I remember someone had suggested that you need to clean the sand before adding it. Do I just need to rinse it with water and then dump it in or does it need to be cleaned more thoroughly?
Thanks.
1) Is this enough of a substrate?
2) Is it necessary to have a barrier to prevent sand from being sucked into the filter?
3) I remember someone had suggested that you need to clean the sand before adding it. Do I just need to rinse it with water and then dump it in or does it need to be cleaned more thoroughly?
Thanks.