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rasboramary   Big Fish Posts: 431 Kudos: 192 Votes: 4 Registered: 12-Mar-2004   | Hi Everyone: I have been thinking about purchasing a 125g long tank. I want this tank for my clown loaches and angelfish. I want to put in a sand-like substrate. My concern is, would the clown loaches have a problem with that since they are bottom feeders? I may also want to put some pandas or plecos in there. Also, how do you do a gravel vac on sand substrate? In other words, if you don't vac it, how do you get it clean? Thanks and have a great day  |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06 |     |
Dakafall  Banned Posts: 218 Kudos: 224 Votes: 7 Registered: 14-Nov-2004 | my guess would be that the loaches would actually enjoy playing in the sand, however, if you get the pandas you'd want to stay away from sand (not exactally sure y, ask Cali or Tryst) as for cleaning, just use a piece of airline tubing to suck the stuff off the top of the sand, stir it up, and suck it off again Daka<<<<  |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06 |  |
goldfishgeek Fish Addict Posts: 667 Kudos: 412 Votes: 38 Registered: 27-Oct-2003  | My clowns LOVE the sand, I think some sand is too sharp for Cories tho. my sand doesn't seem to get too dirty? occasionally i stir it up and do a water change, i move so it doesn't get imapacted i much prefer it to gravel in terms of the look and the maintance( i find gravel gets every where!). I do have a fair amount of plants though? GFG Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself. Harvey S. Firestone |
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keithgh      *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003    | rasboramary. Not knowing how big your Clowns are I can see problems if they are 5+ins. Three of mine are over that and dig up my Substrate of mixed sized small river pepples. If sand was in my tank it would continually have sand flying around and finally finish up in my canister filter and then could do some dammage to the impeller on the way. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT?  VOTE NOW VOTE NOW |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:06 | |
victimizati0n Banned Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1105 Votes: 31 Registered: 29-Apr-2004 | i agree with keith on this one. WHne something makes my large (almost 9" clown) mad, and he flys back into his spot, he digs the gravel up, and a wole bunch of crap in the gravel flys up. SOmetimes when he gets scared, when he swims away, he shoots gravel at the glass... i can only imagin how much sand he could get to fly around the tank. |
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