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what is best?? 2 years, 9 months ago #48758

im in the process of buying all things needed for my new 6ft tank .. now i need to buy substrate.. pebbles or sand... now i have pebbles in my other tank.. i heard sand is easier to clean and it doesn't look bad at all.. now, how exactly do i clean the sand? as i would my gravel, with the gravel cleaner?. or will it be more time consuming or harder?? please inform me so i can make a decision..

keeping in mind all that will be in the tank will be 2 baby osacrs growing to maturity. will the sand effect them in any way? is it suitable for oscars?

thank you all.

Re: what is best?? 2 years, 9 months ago #48762

  • biggamehunter
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SAND !!!!!!!! definately for me anyways ...

Re: what is best?? 2 years, 9 months ago #48764

wow.. quick reply.. okay, yeah many people prefer sand.. BUT how exactly do you clean the sand? with the big gravel vacum?

Re: what is best?? 2 years, 9 months ago #48765

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yep .....you can just skim over the suface of the sand removing only the debris ........or your filter intake positioned corectly will do the job for you

Re: what is best?? 2 years, 9 months ago #48767

thanks mate.. how many kilos should i buy for my 72"18"24" tank?

Re: what is best?? 2 years, 9 months ago #48768

  • biggamehunter
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you only want about an inch just over ........so 2 of the big bags will probably do it ...be sure to buy AQUARIUM sand tho as the coral sand will raise your P.H. and you dont want that ......

Re: what is best?? 2 years, 9 months ago #48772

thanks there... and thanks for the quick replys

Re:what is best?? 2 years, 9 months ago #48782

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for a six-foot tank, around 120LB of substrate, that will give you around 1 inch... just about right
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