kingcrab
Aquarium Advice Regular
can you tell me everything i need to know about sand...the pros and cons...i have always used gravel and im thinking about sand for the new tank......by the way its a 75g fresh water 
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richpowell1989
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I have just recently decided to change to sand and I can tell u mate its so much better than gravel its looks so amazing I would choose sand any day
jcolon
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It's mostly a personal choice on look ... but PFS looks amazing as a substrate, I feel it really gives a tank a more realistic look than just gravel. I also feel it benefits plants a bit better by giving the roots more substrate to anchor to ... IMO.
Do not go with Play sand as it can cloud up very easily when disturbed. PFS is small enough to actually look like a sand bed, but large enough that it settles back quickly when disturbed. The hardest part about sand is rinsing off the fine dust ... when I add PFS to my tank (add about a cup full every two weeks to slowly build up sand under my gravel) I boil it about 3 times. Amazing how much dust comes off when you boil sand.
Do not go with Play sand as it can cloud up very easily when disturbed. PFS is small enough to actually look like a sand bed, but large enough that it settles back quickly when disturbed. The hardest part about sand is rinsing off the fine dust ... when I add PFS to my tank (add about a cup full every two weeks to slowly build up sand under my gravel) I boil it about 3 times. Amazing how much dust comes off when you boil sand.
kingcrab
Aquarium Advice Regular
Thanks guys. Im sold on the sand idea now
