i have a 55 gal. aquarium and i have this kinda crappy looking (in my opinion) brown gravel in it that came with it when i got it used off craig’s list. i’ve been told that african cichlids like a sandy substrate rather than gravel. my old aquarium had dark gray/black gravel and i really liked the way it looked over the brown pee gravel that is in my 55. so i am trying to find black sand that is not going to cost $20 for a 10 lb bag like they sell at petsmart. one person told me to use pool filter sand because it is real cheap but it is still brown.
I have white sand as the base and this little junks of wastes are clearly visible and cleaning is not an option all the time. should i get a pleco or a shrimp to solve the problem. whats your suggestion. its a medium planted aquarium of 40 gallon. filter is On all the time yet…
I recently setup a new aquarium with sand as the substrate. I want a fish that will burrow in the sand and help keep it aerated. So far I’m thinking I will get 2 or 3 spiny eels (peacocks and/or zigzags), I like how they burrow and keep their head above sand, but what would be some other options. I also already have 2 yoyo and 2 zebra loaches among others helping mix up the sand.
Here are other burrowers I can think of:
Goby Dragon – Too ugly
Freshwater Snowflake Moray – Too big
Snails – Will get eaten quickly by the loaches
Which would burrow and dig around in the sand more, peacock eels or kuhli loaches?
I have a little 10 gallon salt water tank and I am trying to find the best way to clean all the little bits and pieces of stuff that sits on the sand in the bottom. I had a chocolate chip starfish that died and my shrimp picked him apart and now it looks like I have those little styrofoam balls in the sand! And since I have black sand, anything like that sticks out and makes it look not as nice! Anyone got any ideas?
i have just put snd in my aquarium and noticed the the filter output nozzle is forcing the sand to circulate around in my aquarium.
The filter came with my tank and i already have it on the lowest setting. I am using a fluval 3 plus
is there any way i can get fast flowing water without the sand moving around my fish tank. I have tried moving the filter higher up away from the sand but it didnt work
