Re: sand

[Wright Huntley <jwwiii at pacbell_net>]

Mindaugas wrote:
>   Sveiki,
> 
> Maybe somebody use sand in aquarium like  ground? what remarks would
> be?

I like coarse aquarium gravel as a substrate (about 1-2mm grain size). For 
planted tanks (all but my smallest tanks), I also like Flourite or Profile 
APS to encourage the plant growth.

Finer sand tends to compact and get stinky, with time. If you add 
Malaysian Trumpet Snails, to stir it, they will eat all the fish eggs, 
IME. Coarser gravel is easier to vacuum and get clean.

Wright

PS. Caution: Some beach and other gravel can contain bits of limestone, 
marble and/or shell. In soft, acid tanks, that can quickly raise the 
hardness and alkalinity, making low pH hard to maintain. Treating it, 
first, with pool acid can slow that process way down, but is very 
dangerous. Avoid burns and fumes as HCl (aka Muriatic Acid) is quite nasty 
stuff. Rinse way more than you think is adequate, too. Soak and recheck pH.

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