Aquaclay Substrate

I have Aquaclay (like JBL Manado) as a substrate in my main tank but I was thinking that it might be a little rough for my Bristlenose or Corys.
Has anybody had any experience with this stuff ???
Should I rip my tank apart and change the substrate ???
Any help would be terrific.
Marty

the bristlenose will be fine. it might be a bit rough on the corys tho.

Doug wrote:

the bristlenose will be fine. it might be a bit rough on the corys tho.

Thank you;
Do you think it will turn into a major problem for my Corys ?????
At the moment they seem fine but long term ???
The substrate can also be seen on my profile picture behind my bristlenose.
Marty

its bad for their whiskers, can wear them down

Doug wrote:

its bad for their whiskers, can wear them down

Hi;
I was afraid of that, now I have one of two choices.
Get rid of the substrate or get rid of the Corys.
Hmmmmm !!!!

i have 3 breeding groups of cory cats and i either use a bare btm tank or i use pool filter sand . i found out the hard way it hard on their bristles , they will live and spawn on gravel but they will wear the bristle down really short.

KYANGELSNCORYS wrote:

i have 3 breeding groups of cory cats and i either use a bare btm tank or i use pool filter sand . i found out the hard way it hard on their bristles , they will live and spawn on gravel but they will wear the bristle down really short.

I would like to use sand, but I am worried about plants.
I hate to have a barren tank with only driftwood and stones.
Marty

corys will do great in either tank with or with out sand

KYANGELSNCORYS wrote:

corys will do great in either tank with or with out sand

Any experience with sand and plants ??

What few live plants i have do just as good if not better in sand then they do in gravel

KYANGELSNCORYS wrote:

What few live plants i have do just as good if not better in sand then they do in gravel

Nice to know;
Looks like I am in for a renovation.
I wonder if I can put sand on top if the Aquaclay, hmmmm ??
Marty

i used to have my fully planted tank with pool filter sand. I used to have a clay/sand mix layer on the bottom, then a good layer of sand over the top. I used to have insane plant growth. I was throwing lotus away like a weed cos i had totally saturated the adelaide market haha

Doug wrote:

i used to have my fully planted tank with pool filter sand. I used to have a clay/sand mix layer on the bottom, then a good layer of sand over the top. I used to have insane plant growth. I was throwing lotus away like a weed cos i had totally saturated the adelaide market haha

A mix does sound like a good idea.
Now for the hard part, trying to find pool sand in Germany. Not as easy as in Oz.
But I hear that sandbox play sand is supposed to be pretty good as well.
Ever had anybody using it ??
Marty

i have used both pool filter sand and sand box sand and i can`t tell any diff. other then the color

KYANGELSNCORYS wrote:

i have used both pool filter sand and sand box sand and i can`t tell any diff. other then the color

Thanks, that certainly makes things a little easier.
Marty

im also fixin to set up some tanks with blk sand for my albino and my super reds i think the blk will make the colors really show

KYANGELSNCORYS wrote:

im also fixin to set up some tanks with blk sand for my albino and my super reds i think the blk will make the colors really show

Hi;
Don't forget to post a photo as that sounds preety good.
Marty

already in the plans

KYANGELSNCORYS wrote:

already in the plans

Looking forward to it.

Hi;
I have now moved my corys to another tank with a sand bottom and the plecos stay in the big tank with the Aquaclay.
I hope that is ok.
Marty

they will do great that way

KYANGELSNCORYS wrote:

they will do great that way

I hope so as well, that seems like the best solution all around. I really did not want to drag 30 kilos of Aquaclay out of my tank to replace it with sand. Far to much distruption. A new tank seemed so much smarter.
Marty

And yet still no pictures...

kfenk wrote:

And yet still no pictures...

Here is the first of my pictures;
It is from my 180 litre tank and in it are the offspring of my boisterous swordtails (a type that I have breed with a wild orange green female and a wild male green swordtail). I like to call them sunset swordtails because of the orange around their dorsal fin.
You can also see one of my Albino corys (Corydoras aeneus) before I moved him to the other tank.
This also shows the Aquaclay pretty well.
In that tank is also my Bristlenose and my Flash pleco. Pictures I will post shortly, just when they are out from hiding and in a good enough position to take the picture.
Marty


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