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Thinking Of Putting Sand In My 60litre Tropical Fish Tank Help?

By Aquaboy on Wednesday, January 12th, 2011 | 3 Comments

hello im gettin a new tank just 60litre for small fish and my pregnant fish from my main tank but i really want sand in it i have been researching is it hard to clean though and how many times do i have to clean it thanks

Why Are My Saltwater Fishes Throwing Sand Around?

By Aquaboy on Sunday, December 12th, 2010 | 3 Comments

I have a 29 gallon saltwater tank, fish only. Every little while i keep noticing a hole dug up in the sand. I saw the royal gramma picking sand up and throwing it over. but he usually stays on the one side of the tank. the other day i noticed on the other end of the tank there is another bit of sand moved over, and also a thrid place also found under the coco worm.
every little while the tank gets a bit cloudy im sure cause of some fish is throwing sand around. is something wrong with him? hes seems to be fine at feeding time hes eatting as normal and he looks pretty healthy over all. if its the royal gramma throwing the sand around i would like to know if anyone konws why he is doing that?
its a 29 gallon, 2 clownfish, 1 demsal, 1 royal gramma and 1 six line wrasse, 1 pajama fish. 1 cleaner shrimp. hermit crabs and few other types of snails.
thanks
if its the royal gramma throwing the sand around i would like to know if anyone konws why he is doing th

Aquarium pH: Washed Sand?

By Aquaboy on Monday, December 6th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Question by Nelson D: Aquarium pH: Washed Sand?
I recently set my 4foot aquarium back up, and have decided to go with sand for a change, then use plants which can be attached to wood/rock to get around their roots supposedly suffocating (due to lack of water flow) in sand.

Anyway, I went out and bought some “Washed Sand”, rinsed it in de chlorinated tap water and then added it to the tank and left it to settle for 2 days.

I decided to test the pH this morning [day 1 of 2] and noticed the result was off the chart, literally reading alkaline//blue around 7.8-8 I’d imagine. I had it initially reading 6.8/7 and it was water which had been settled for about 4 days after being treated.

I tried adding some pH lowering powder in case it just skyrocketed initially and it is now reading lower.

So basically I just wanted to ask if anyone knows whether that it may just be reading lower for a little while (as it was only treated recently) and if it’ll go back up to around pH 7.8//8 or if I’ll be able to reduce it back down to a pH of 6.8//7.

Thanks.

I guess I may just be funneled into a African lake biotope. o.o
I recently set my 4foot aquarium back up, and have decided to go with sand for a change, then use plants which can be attached to wood/rock to get around their roots supposedly suffocating (due to lack of water flow) in sand.

Anyway, I went out and bought some “Washed Sand”, rinsed it in de chlorinated tap water and then added it to the tank then left it to settle for 2 days.

I decided to test the pH this morning [day 1 of 2] and noticed the result was off the chart, literally reading blue /alkaline around 7.8-8 I’d imagine. I had it initially reading 6.8/7 and it was water which had been settled for about 4 days after being treated.

I tried adding some pH lowering powder in case it just skyrocketed initially and it is now reading lower.
So basically I just wanted to ask if anyone knows whether that may just be reading lower for a little while and if it’ll go back up or not…

I guess I may just be funneled into a African lake biotope. o.o

Around 7.8//8 too .. =.-
Tap water is around 7.8//8 too.. >.>

Best answer:

Answer by Jamis
what is the ph out of your tap? I need this info to help!

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Best Way To Clean Sand In An Aquarium?

By Aquaboy on Sunday, November 28th, 2010 | 5 Comments

What is the best way to clean the sand in my aquarium. I have used various different gravel vac, and many different sized plastic tubes, to no avail, they seem to clean some of the waste but there seems to be lots of small bits in the sand that i can’t get out. I have even syphoned out the sand and tried to clean it in buckets but still can’t get all the small bits out.

Kuhli Loach And Sand In My Aquarium?

By Aquaboy on Saturday, October 30th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Two things I am planning on saving for… unless I learn that I shouldn’t. I have a biocube 8 with, so far, a little fish which I do not know what it is called (looks like a tetra, kind of like a rummynose, but no red, and just one black mark on tail) with a peppered cory catfish. I have gravel that is probably the size of two peas put together for each rock/pebble. I was planning on getting maybe white playsand, and a kuhli loach? Would this work in my aquarium? Is there a better kind of sand I could get? Pros and cons for the sand? Should I get a kuhli loach?

has anyone ever used a sand filter on their fish tank? and how did it do for your tank?

By Aquaboy on Sunday, October 24th, 2010 | No Comments

Question by Jimmy E: has anyone ever used a sand filter on their fish tank? and how did it do for your tank?
i’m lookin to use a sand filter on my aquarium, just want to know what people thought.

Best answer:

Answer by MarineDepot.com
Are you referring to the fluidized sand bed filters, like the ones made by Pentair Aquatics?

If yes, I have used these in the past and they are very good biological filters. You should still run a filter for mechanical and chemical filtration, but as far as biological filters I have been very happy with them.

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Pool Filter sand for aquarium.?

By Aquaboy on Sunday, October 17th, 2010 | No Comments

Question by Ricardo G: Pool Filter sand for aquarium.?
SO I asked a question earlier and i guess I can use filter sand as substrate. Is there any chemicals that companies might add to the sand that I have to worry about or wil any do? And do i have tow ait for all the sand to settle before adding fish?

Best answer:

Answer by mwm0788
nope..

that stuff is good to go….

its heavy so there is no presoaking needed..i didn’t rinse mine first but it doesn’t hurt too.

one thing…

If the tank is small i would take a look at black sand before white…

I found white washes out the colours of the fish a bit..no big deal Personal preference i guess. Black sand jsut makes colors POP..

for bigger tanks black sand in bulk is hard to find and you can’t beat the price of pool filter sand though..

Black sand (or any color) in the pet stores needs to be presoak about a week first or some of it floats a bit till it water loggs..

look up tahitian moon sand aswell….oh boy..really light stuff though.

enjoy

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can i mix pool filter sand with potting soil in my aquarium?

By Aquaboy on Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Question by Shawn: can i mix pool filter sand with potting soil in my aquarium?

Best answer:

Answer by JENELL
No. Potting soil generally has fertilizer mixed in, which can be toxic to fish.

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