About Sand...
Posted: 05 Feb 2014, 19:42
I have an aquarium with a trio of Cory cats, two danios, and two snails.
They're on fine, smooth pebbles, however, I'm interested in switching to sand once I move them back to the larger aquarium.
I've actually never used sand in an aquarium myself, but I think it looks quite nice, and I've heard it's much nicer for the Corys as well. Now I'm wondering, what's the best way to go about using aquarium sand? Wash it first? Once it's in there, do I need to worry about it being stirred up and making a huge mess? In terms of cleaning it later/water changes, is there a trick to cleaning through sand? Any other tips/tricks?
They're on fine, smooth pebbles, however, I'm interested in switching to sand once I move them back to the larger aquarium.
I've actually never used sand in an aquarium myself, but I think it looks quite nice, and I've heard it's much nicer for the Corys as well. Now I'm wondering, what's the best way to go about using aquarium sand? Wash it first? Once it's in there, do I need to worry about it being stirred up and making a huge mess? In terms of cleaning it later/water changes, is there a trick to cleaning through sand? Any other tips/tricks?