well i have low ph and my lfs advised me to use coral sand which i have used before in another tank. i have the sand now but want to know the best way of getting it into the tank without it floating every were and misting my tank up.

put the sand in a plastic bag, submerge it in water and gradually pull-up the plastic at the bottom of the aquarium. No pump should be running during the process, otherwise it will sucked the sand.

are you going to remove the substrate you have now and replace all of it with coral sand or jsut adding a bit to your existing substrate?

if you are just adding some try using a lengh of abs pipe. just insert it into the water and put your coral sand into the top and let it settle. repeat as often as needed. i know this works at keeping the silt from regular sand to a minimum when adding more sand to a tank.

let us know how it turns out for you

ok, im just about to add it now and see what happens:). i will use the way paul said as i dont have any pipe around.

ow and im just adding it to my normal substrate to raise the ph a little over time:)

ow, how much should i be putting in? i have 5 small bags and each bag waighs the same as a bag of sugar:)..roughly..my tank is 260 litres

when working with ph it is best to so it slowly over a long period of time as not to stress the fish. fortunetly i have never had a ph problem so how much to add is beyond me but i do know that a sudden rise is not good for your fish

well i have put 1 bag in and it didnt spread around the tank. i filled the bag with water as i put it in the tank and then tipped it upside down at the bottom:).

my oscar wasnt evan bothered as he is eating hole muscles for the first time today:)