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Fish_lover  Fish Addict Posts: 742 Kudos: 176 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-Nov-2001 | Hi all...i've been thinking of using sand as my substrate in my 2ft tank. Thing is, if i eventually do put sand in there, and i use a gravel vac to clean up debris on the tnak's bottom, wouldn't the fine grains of sand be sucked up as well? Are there any other alternatives to maintenance of sand substrate that does not result in weekly and gradual loss of sand in the course of cleaning? |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:26 |      |
jasonpisani   *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003   | You can clean your sand by placing the siphon an inch above the sand & all the fish poo will be sucked up & the sand will stay in your tank. It's quite easy.  http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
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Babelfish       Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003    | I very rarely actually "vac" my sand. I have a powerhead on one end of the tank and a HOB filter on the other. The powerhead is positioned high enough that it keeps the waste from settling but won't kick up the sand (this took awhile to get set right). The HOB then picks up the waste that's been allowed to remain suspended in the water column for longer than without a powerhead. ^_^ [hr width='40%'] It only hurts when I breathe"  |
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