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bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	not sure how big the bags of sand are, but generally at a petsmart, how many bags would be enough for a ten gallon.
Posted 14-Jul-2006 21:18
illustrae Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005	Most of the small bags are 5 lbs. two or three small bags should be plenty for a 10 gallon. The big bags of sand are usually 20-25 lbs. and that's probably too much for a ten gallon. What'cha putting in the tank that you want/need sand? Just curious... Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...
Posted 14-Jul-2006 21:39
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i dont have any substrate in this tank currently, and i am tired of using reg gravel, so why not sand. plus now i can get coolie loaches, and for my next planned tank for motoro rays, i am going to have to see how well sand works. so i kill 2 birds with 1 stone.
Posted 14-Jul-2006 21:56
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	actually i might change my plans. how many bags of 2 lb of gravel be enough for a 10 gallon.
Posted 14-Jul-2006 22:01
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	Here's a link to a calculator program that will compute for you based on your tank dimensions and depth that you want. http://www.fishtanksandponds.net/resources/calculators/substratecalculator.htm Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 15-Jul-2006 01:10


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