sand? pros and cons
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Gravel Pros
Cant see fish poop as much
Comes in more types/colors than sand
Sand pros
Looks better in my opinion
Better for bottom feeders cause its smooth
Basicaly both are nice but it all depends on what theme your going with and stuff. If its for cichlids then sand is nice. If its for a asian tank you would want rocks.
I use sand in 2 of my tanks including my cory tank and cichlid tank. If you havent tryed sand you should to see if you like it.
Cant see fish poop as much
Comes in more types/colors than sand
Sand pros
Looks better in my opinion
Better for bottom feeders cause its smooth
Basicaly both are nice but it all depends on what theme your going with and stuff. If its for cichlids then sand is nice. If its for a asian tank you would want rocks.
I use sand in 2 of my tanks including my cory tank and cichlid tank. If you havent tryed sand you should to see if you like it.
Depends if you have alot of water movement. On my 29gallon i have a penguin330 and it keeps every peice of poop off my sand.
If you have a big tank you could use a undergravel jet system to make the water flow across the sand and keep poop from seteling. You could also use a powerhead or just a very high power HOB filter like a aquaclear!
If you have a big tank you could use a undergravel jet system to make the water flow across the sand and keep poop from seteling. You could also use a powerhead or just a very high power HOB filter like a aquaclear!
i use sand in all my large african cichlid tanks, multiple powerheads with or without under gravel jets will create enough current to keep the waste moving and getting sucked into the filter, this will keep anything from settling on teh sand making it dirty, http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/ug_jets.php