New 225 Setup with Aquascaping Focus

[Jaws]

I'm the same way. The sand look does wonders for a tank in my opinion. I've actually seen a few people lately that remove their old sandbeds and replace them with new sand every six months to a year. It sounds like a hassle but with only half an inch, it wouldn't be that hard to do and it would give you the advantages of having a sandbed and eliminate a lot of the disadvantages. Just a thought.

[andrewsk]

Originally Posted by Jaws

I'm the same way. The sand look does wonders for a tank in my opinion. I've actually seen a few people lately that remove their old sandbeds and replace them with new sand every six months to a year. It sounds like a hassle but with only half an inch, it wouldn't be that hard to do and it would give you the advantages of having a sandbed and eliminate a lot of the disadvantages. Just a thought.

I like that idea actually. Just replace the sand bed every 6 - 9 months. Hmmmm.

Getting the urge to add sand now......

[Jaws]

The only downfall I've heard is that sand has a tendancy to blow around easily when it's new if there's a lot of flow in the tank because it hasn't had a chance to clump with the bacteria yet. Make sure your rinse the new sand first too or else you'll end up with a lot of film in the water when you add it. I hear this method helps keep a tank really healthy though. If sand beds are in fact huge nutrient sponges then this is a great method of removing nutrients.

[albert_dao]

Sand... Evil...