Does anyone have any opinions on this brand? I have a 10 gallon empty right now that I am thinking about playing around with a sand bottom. I never really liked the look of a sand bottom but I figured I should give it a shot. I never liked live plants either until I recently bought one. Any advice or knowledge on creating a sand bottom would be helpful. Thanks guys.
That is the brand I use. I live it because it is a darker colour than other play sands I have seen. It cleans up nice too, if rinsed enough. I will find you a picture.
in my tank
Wow your sand si so much lgihter than mine! Interesting haha but it looks nice either way. I found ( I set up my tank twice) That I prefer, instead of a flat layer I did like hils and different levels and it jsut made it more interesting to look at
That's good. I am glad it's well known and okay to use. I got lucky. I have a five year old brother-in-law and my mother-in-law was setting up a basketball hoop for him. They bought too much sand so I got a 50 pound bag for free! Now I get to play with sand. I am getting more excited about it now. I have a 2.5 gallon and a 10 gallon empty at the moment.
Yea I wouldn't have gotten 50 pounds either since I have no clue what I am going to do with all of it when I am done! Maybe one of those sandbox turtles? lol yea free is good.
Haha I wanted sand but didnt want 50 pounds.. but a smal bag od aquarium sand was lie 25 bucks and the 55 pound bag of play sand was only 7 so meh haha maybe I can get more tanks in the future
You know it is cheaper in the long run in tanks 5 gallons plus to get play sand or pool filter sand and just toss the remaining sand... Just a thought.
Play sand is great, just with sand poke it and move it a bit to prevent dead spots.
Great advice. Okay guys, I was cleaning out some freebee tanks I got recently and had no idea I had so much crap. I may have more room for the sand anyhow! I have an empty 2.5 gallon, 3 empty ten gallons, and an empty 29 gallon! Geez its amazing how this crap accumulates. I also counted my filters... yes I had to count them... I have nine. A 1-3 gallon, five ten gallon and three 30 gallon filters. And three heaters. One is a ten gallon submersible, another that is a 200 watt adjustable and the third is an adjustable but I have no idea of the wattage. Oh my gosh it's so easy to collect this crap!
Okay I got the sand set up in the ten. I have let it sit for two days with no filter. What do you all recommend for water changes to clear it up the rest of the way?
Shirley, you ought to see the collection of filters, heaters, airline tubes, plastic plants, bubblers, containers, and filter cartridges that I have managed to collect in just under a year in the hobby. Even I'm horrified at it. It fills 3 cabinets.
And I used Quikrete sand in my tanks. Works very nicely. You can toss the rest or drive around until you find a park with a sandbox, haha.
And water changes. 25-50%, whatever works for you. The bigger the water change, the faster it clears. Tip: when you fill it back up, place a ziplock plastic bag flat on the surface of the water and pour the water on top of that. This way, you don't displace a lot of sand on the bottom and create another huge cloud.
Haha, that's funny. I actually used an empty ten that I am not planning on using and dumped it all in there. If I like this sand thing I may end up doing my others like that. all except my little dwarf frog. Spoiled thing got a tank on his own. Anyhoo, yea I was really shocked at what a year in could bring. So many things given to me though. I was fortunate for that. The rest is the "I may need that some day" type of save. haha.
Thanks for the water change instructions. I am going to start that tomorrow. It isn't to bad cloudy though. Just a little with a dust film on top.
I had such a hard time finding the right filter for the 20g in my room, since I have to sleep in there. That's partly how I accumulated so many filters. And even now, I'm contemplating trying yet another brand. >.<
I got Petco sand. Im not a fan of natural looking tanks, so I got royal blue sand in my 10 gallon and a more beach looking color for Sluggles 5 gallon. he has a tiki hut for his house so I figured I'd do with the beach look. he also has a giant blue leafy silk plant for color - it almost looks like a blue lei floating in there.
If I ever get my 20 gallon long set up again, I may go with play sand simply because of price.
sakura - have you tried an aqueon quiet flow one yet? all i hear is a quiet hum. I stuck a bunch of filter foam in the outflow so i dont even hear the water falling.
Yeah, trying to fill a 20g with sand could be costly. I want to fill the 55g with sand eventually but I have to use special cichlid sand that raises the hardness and pH. Gonna be expensive.
Hmm, I was walking through walmart with my husband a couple days ago and I was looking at the bright colored sand as we walked past. It was funny, he didn't even turn his head. He just sensed what I was thinking and said, "No honey" haha. He hates all the unnatural colored stuff.
Okay, after a water change this week I will see what I want in there. Husband says he is okay with another sorority but he has been talking about these crayfish that he wants. I told him I only do pinchers on ghost shrimp. He gets a crayfish it's all about him after I set up the tank. Hehe.
Yeah, I have memories of wild crayfish from my childhood. Strictly a hands-off creature. XD
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