Gravel or sand?

[Ezimmer1990]

Which is best to have in a tank. I have gravel but I was thinking about doing something new and I wanted to do sand in the tank... So which is easier to take care of. Which one is nicer? And all that other stuff...

 

[Fishkeeper26]

It all depends on what you like/want to keep. Sand is more natural though

 

[Ezimmer1990]

It all depends on what you like/want to keep. Sand is more natural though

Which one is easier to clean?

 

[Fishkeeper26]

In my opinion sand because the waste doesnt sink down between the gravel, it sits on top

 

[New]

IMO sand is easier to clean and looks more natural

 

[Ezimmer1990]

Okay bedtime I go to my LFS I'll get some sand.

 

[New]

make sure to rinse it, let us see how it looks

 

[alex07]

Okay bedtime I go to my LFS I'll get some sand.

If you don't want to waste a lot of money you can get pool filter sand at home depot, a bag of 50lb costs around $5

 

[maxwellag]

Three more advantages with having sand:
1. Algae can't grow below the top of the sand, unlike gravel, so the whatever bottom feeding fish you have will have it easy. Lol
2. Food that sinks stays on the top of the sand, so other fish will find it and eat it...
3. When you gravel vacuum the sand will get tumbled more, so more dirt is collected.

 

[Ezimmer1990]

Okay bedtime I go to my LFS I'll get some sand.

Stupid auto correct

 

[Ezimmer1990]

Okay I will get some sand. I don't like the look of gravel anyways..