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    Fine Sand. Is it hard to maintain?

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    Hi guys,

    Would like to get some feedback on those fine white/brown sand used by many people to scape a "path" in the tank. Just want to know is it hard to maintain it in terms of keeping them clean and is it better to get sand that are bigger in diameter?

    Not sure if i should get bigger rocks and scape a "path" or use fine sand to do it? Any opinion is well appreciated. Thanks!

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    Re: Fine Sand. Is it hard to maintain?

    My advice don't use white sand, quite hard to mantain.
    Many go for lapis sand which is easier to mantain.

    I am using playsand on top of topsoil and after sometime not so nice to look at
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    Re: Fine Sand. Is it hard to maintain?

    I think it also depends on the type of fish you are keeping. I tried to create a little 'beach' area in my 1.5 foot tank with a light brown sand and surrounded by gravel and my 3 Panda Corys just spread the gravel all over the sand. All they need is a week to make it look like there was no sand to start with! So I need to scrape the gravel back each time I do a water change and gravel clean up. My Kuhli Loaches do not really dig into the sand contrary to what I seemed to have read about them.

    I thing if you want to add the sand be prepared to do some 'gardening' every so often. Just my 2 cents worth!
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    Re: Fine Sand. Is it hard to maintain?

    Not really, I've been using it many times. You will need to clean it weekly from all those fish poo but it is not something hard to do.
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    Re: Fine Sand. Is it hard to maintain?

    Has anyone tried using hidden jets to create current to keep the sanded area clean from detritus.

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    Re: Fine Sand. Is it hard to maintain?

    How do you vac the sand? The sand grains are kinda fine, so it makes all the fish poo stand out.

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    Re: Fine Sand. Is it hard to maintain?

    Quote Originally Posted by ivanthensf View Post
    How do you vac the sand? The sand grains are kinda fine, so it makes all the fish poo stand out.
    Usually the fish poo is lighter than the sand, so once a week I'll suck them up while changing quarter tank of water.

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    Re: Fine Sand. Is it hard to maintain?

    Quote Originally Posted by wethead View Post
    Has anyone tried using hidden jets to create current to keep the sanded area clean from detritus.
    Nice idea, would love to see how it's done. My jets come from the surface (partly too agitate the water) so current not strong enough at the bottom to push all the poo.

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    Re: Fine Sand. Is it hard to maintain?

    Have seen it done in Salt setups to keep current on corals and stop dead spots and have been planning a sand fore ground for my new project and have been thinking of hiding jets in drift wood angled along the fore ground to stop the detrius settling thus keeping the sand clean. Have been thinking of using irigation parts and would like to know has anyone tried this.

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    Re: Fine Sand. Is it hard to maintain?

    Sorry to hijack this thread, but I just need to ask a quick question.. I have fine sand that gets kicked up by my coryfish. It settles on my driftwood and the moss I tied to it. Will this affect the growth of my moss?

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    Re: Fine Sand. Is it hard to maintain?

    I too have sand which my Corys kick up when they go digging through the substrate. I usually either brush it off the plants or try to use a gravel cleaner to agitate the sand off. Happily, I don't have too much sand and moss so its a small problem for me.
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