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.

SAND !!!!!!!! definately for me anyways ...

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

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

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

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 ......

thanks there... and thanks for the quick replys

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

Gravel for me