Substrate

[deano320]

Soo i just bought another juwel 180 tank yesterday which is going to home a pair of elliotti cichlids and a group of cardinals hopefully! The question is what substrate and colour?? any suggestions?

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[Werebat]

I love sand. Color is up to you. I have one tank with black sand and the other two have natural color (tan or beige). I have convicts in the black sand tank but since they are black and the sand is black, it just doesnt look right. So I would not recommend black sand with black fish, lol.

 

[deano320]

Thanks! Yea i edging towards black sand as i think it would really show off the colours of the fish and plants!! Is there any black sand you wou recommend or any sands to avoid?

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[Werebat]

My local shop had Estes brand. Think the bag was labeled as Stony River. Bought it in 5lb bags across 3 different stores in the same day, lol. I think they make a 50lb bag as well but my stores only had the 5lb bags so I got a bunch of those. The grain size was perfect, and it was nice and clean. Still rinse it out though before putting in tank.

 

[ScotJudd]

I have cardinals with black substrate (not sand) but the effect is very good. The Elliotti should also look good. Unfortunately the Corys don't stand out so well but I think they are more comfortable with the darker substrate and plenty of plant cover.


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