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	Jd / Flower Horn With Sand
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	I'm setting up another tank to house my JD as he and the flower horn are starting not to get along. And I was just about to figure out that I have a male JD and a female flowerhorn. and wanted to set up the JD tank with a sand substrate. and actually thinking about slowly changing the FH tank to sand also Anybody done this before? i'm wondering how well these guys and girls do with sand. Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 11-Mar-2007 17:00
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	They would probably be okay, however I've never used sand in any of my tanks so I don't know for sure. I think my biggest concern would be that they dig a lot, which is going to keep the sand stirred up and it may cause a problem with your filters. I guess if you screened your intakes on the filters that may work, but then your cutting down of your flow which in itself could cause some filter problems. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 11-Mar-2007 18:05
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Sand can often be a bit of a cleaning nightmare compared to gravel, it has a nasty habit of completely surrounding poo and uneaten food, creating a nasty little bacterial pocket, and releasing toxins into the water. Its often rendered unsightly by algae too. Remember this isnt a marine system, it could get very messy. Stick with fine grained gravel, its much better for freshwater purposes.
Posted 11-Mar-2007 18:17
monkeyboy Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 375 Votes: 223 Registered: 10-Apr-2005	Edited by monkeyboy well i'm going to be using play sand. and as far as the filter, i'm going to be making my first sump on this one, so that i'm not worried about. as far as everything else, i've been researching on every possible issue, getting alot of it from the salt water areas. I wanted sand this time as i hear it looks alot better in alot of tanks. I just really was looking to see if anybody had done this with these guys Fish tanks are an expensive addiction
Posted 11-Mar-2007 18:42


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