adding more sand

im want to add some sand to actually both my tanks and i was wordering if this could be detrimental to the tanks.... everything seems to be going good and i dont want to make a human error. (i'd rather things go wrong naturally lol) anyway, does anyone have any opinions on this.

also if i could add, would a live or dry sand be better. i wanted to add some fine sand to one tank and more of a crushed coral to the pico for my shrimp goby

 

As long as you dont just dump like 3 inches in there youll be fine. The bacteria, worms and stuff will move back up. Just put the sand in a cup or bucket with some water in in, the slowly put the cup in the tank so you dont make a sand storm. Then you can slowly pure the sand in the tank close to the bottom. Hope this helps,

Michael

 

you think the sand will go through another cycle?

 

NO! THERE WON'T BE A CYCLE. You probably won't be adding enough and there shouldn't be any die off!

I would just make sure that you don't cover up the existing gravel as you will suffocate and cut off the oxygen transport and kill beneficial bacteria-then you may have a problem with your water parameters! Birchell had good points!

 

wow that was enthusiastic! thank you guys! now i just have to find some fine sand...

 

Petco has some fine white sand for like 7 bucks per 10 lbs. I used a few in my tank and love it. Just make sure you rinse it gooooood!! Im still taking alittle sand out through my filters. I dont think super fine is good for gobies is it. Argamax makes a special substrate that will be great for gobies. It is a mix of fine, and simi-fine, lol. I put 40lbs of the live special grade with 60lbs of the super fine white from petco, and it has worked out great. Hope this helps.

 

Monkey, when i find myself having hard times keeping my calcium at a decent level, i add a couple of pounds of aragonite sand through a pvc tube to the bottom of the tank so it penetrates the existing sandbed a litle, but doesnt stirr up the sand into your water. This has always helped me maintain my calcium very stable, and i yet only have 2-3 inches of sand. I have always added live sand. Rinsing the sand is always good for established tanks.

 

cool idea!!

 

great idea!

 

also i found that but the problem is that the bag they had was full of holes and instead of weighing 10 pounds it weighed like 3... lol