varied tank questions, please read
Posted: 11 Jun 2003, 17:12
Hi there,
I originally thought I would post my questions on different threads but then felt taht why pester you nice people with many posts that one could take care of...so here goes
In the next while (a couple months) I'll be restocking my 40 gallon tank. I have no idea what to currently stock with, I do love catfish and plecos, but I like other fish as well, so I was wondering what you would stock my tank with. here's the details:
40 gallons, HOT magnum filter, pH 8.0, soft water, temp 80 degrees.
I was also thinking about trying something that will look different and remove my black gravel and replace it with sand, but can I just get sand from my beaches? how do I treat it to be safe? as I live on the ocean and there's lots of pollutents in the water, I know how to boil/bake wood and rocks from the beach, can I do the same with sand?
will the sand float around my tank and get sucked into my filter?
oh and please bear with me if you use latin names, I'm not great with them and might have to go searching for info over the net. Thanks for all your help.
I originally thought I would post my questions on different threads but then felt taht why pester you nice people with many posts that one could take care of...so here goes
In the next while (a couple months) I'll be restocking my 40 gallon tank. I have no idea what to currently stock with, I do love catfish and plecos, but I like other fish as well, so I was wondering what you would stock my tank with. here's the details:
40 gallons, HOT magnum filter, pH 8.0, soft water, temp 80 degrees.
I was also thinking about trying something that will look different and remove my black gravel and replace it with sand, but can I just get sand from my beaches? how do I treat it to be safe? as I live on the ocean and there's lots of pollutents in the water, I know how to boil/bake wood and rocks from the beach, can I do the same with sand?
will the sand float around my tank and get sucked into my filter?
oh and please bear with me if you use latin names, I'm not great with them and might have to go searching for info over the net. Thanks for all your help.