After a year of sand is now.

[pirataj]

Hello guys now my tank is approaching a year of launch, and I want to be is starting to enter a 2 cm of sand.

What do you think?

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/111/panoramicac.jpg (http://img256.imageshack.us/i/panoramicac.jpg/)

[winvargh]

Thats actaully great because i was hoping to the same thing. How many gallons is yours?

[pirataj]

18l

[winvargh]

nice looks like a great tank

[divewsharks]

go for it. rinse the sand with RO water and slowly add it. use something like a plastic cup full of sand (covered), take it all the way down to the bottom and slowly spread it. you will still get a cloudy tank for a while, but it will go away after a short time. spread it around the base of the rocks leaving them in contact with the bottom of the tank.

hth

[414driver]

Take a 1" piece of PVC....enough to reach the bottom and stick out the top. Use a funnel and pour the sand down the tube.....spreads evenly with no real mess!

[goochesfish]

I've done it with PVC as well and it works great.

[pirataj]

Thanks for the suggestions, how should I put it?

1-2 cm?

[iwishtofish]

Thanks for the suggestions, how should I put it?

1-2 cm?

Just keep in mind that the sand will likely "pool" in certain areas and clear away in others - the degree of this will be mainly dependent on your tank's flow. You might have to add a little more sand than you'd like to keep some spots covered. Experiment!

Also, what kind of sand do you plan to add?

[iwishtofish]

Oh, by the way, your tank looks great!

[pirataj]

is a 18l