coolhandgoose
Reef enthusiast
Okay I'm really getting tired of looking at the goldfish rubble at the bottom of my tank, so I was thinking I'd like to take all of it out and replace it with sand. I probably have 2 inches of the gravel in right now and hope to replace it with about 3/4" of sand.
Now the questions:
To avoid a new cycle should I buy live sand or regular sand?
There are a ton of pods and bristleworms making their home in the rubble so should I keep a small pile in the corner for now then take it out after they've spread to the sand?
I'll be taking the rocks and fish out and probably putting them in a rubber maid container for a few hours to let the sand settle, so... Should I try and get the larger sand particles so things settle quicker? I'm hoping the fish doesn't have to be in the bin for too long.
When taking the rock out, should I use a ziploc bag and make sure the rock isn't exposed to air? I finally have corraline growing on one of them and don't want to kill it.
Now the questions:
To avoid a new cycle should I buy live sand or regular sand?
There are a ton of pods and bristleworms making their home in the rubble so should I keep a small pile in the corner for now then take it out after they've spread to the sand?
I'll be taking the rocks and fish out and probably putting them in a rubber maid container for a few hours to let the sand settle, so... Should I try and get the larger sand particles so things settle quicker? I'm hoping the fish doesn't have to be in the bin for too long.
When taking the rock out, should I use a ziploc bag and make sure the rock isn't exposed to air? I finally have corraline growing on one of them and don't want to kill it.