40 Breeder

[Maxmillion]

Hi all, I am thinking of setting up a 40 breeder for my cories which are 3 female bronze and 7 to 8 sterbai. Right now they are all in a 55 gal planted tank with gravel(estes bits of walnut). I am going to go with sand as the substrate for the 40, no more than an inch or so. I'm going to also have some driftwood with java fern and moss also some e. tenellus. As for the sand I can't decide--playsand, natures ocean black beach sand(havent seen),tropic isle tahitian moon sand. I have even found some at http://www.aquariumdesigngroup.com in their shop section then thesubstrate/decorative sand. They have some called rio negro its white and says that its is collected in the rio negro river in amazonia. As for the sharpness of it ?, they said they haven't used it yet, looks nice though. any other suggestions,thanks in advance.

[bronzefry]

Looks as if these folks follow the Amano system of doing things. This is all the same equipment Amano specifies. Thanks for the link! I had a feeling the equipment would be pricey. There are many other products out there, such as playsand from your local hardware store, that will do the trick, too. If you want to purchase aquarium-type sand, I usually purchase something called Onyx sand from Seachem. It's pH neutral. The Carib Sea Tahitian Moon sand is also pH neutral. Both of these sands are black, as opposed to the playsand. It can make a nice mixture, in my personal opinion. I don't think there's a right or wrong answer, but I have limited experience. I also like to mix Flora Base or Eco Complete in with the sand. I've noticed the Cories like to dig a lot more when some of the planting substrate is mixed in.