Ellie
Juvenile Bristlenose
Number of posts : 88
Thank You Points : 2
Registration date : 2009-10-07
 | | Subject: Am I ok to use Coral Sand Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:44 am | |
| In a bristlenose tank?
Its my breeding tank, with no other fish but bns | |
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MarkOrm
Large Bristlenose
 Number of posts : 153
Age : 50
Location : Troon, Cornwall
Job/hobbies : Fish, walking, animals, photography.
Humor : Bill Hicks.
Thank You Points : 1
Registration date : 2010-02-24
| | Subject: Re: Am I ok to use Coral Sand Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:10 pm | |
| I can't see why not. I use a mix of aquarium sand with a bimonthly top up of coral sand (about a cupful). Helps to replace sand lost while vacuuming and also acts as a buffer against pH changes. I know of several fishkeepers who purely use coral sand. | |
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deano
V.I.P Member
Number of posts : 1072
Age : 56
Location : sheffield
Job/hobbies : welder fish breeding drinking
Humor : mad as an hatter
Thank You Points : 16
Registration date : 2009-07-26
| | Subject: Re: Am I ok to use Coral Sand Wed Apr 14, 2010 6:56 pm | |
| yes its ok to use but you will need to keep an eye on the ph as it will buffer the water and new sand will take about a week before you get a propper reading
i use coral gravel in most my tanks my water comes out the tap at about 6.2 to 6.4 when useing coral it stays around ph7 thats with bogwood in the tank though | |
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skippy
Juvenile Bristlenose
Number of posts : 97
Thank You Points : 5
Registration date : 2009-04-18
| | Subject: Re: Am I ok to use Coral Sand Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:44 am | |
| Keep an eye on your ph. Mine don't seem to like to breed in the higher ranges (around 7.8-  At 7 they go for gold. Well, they did, but I had to get shot of them. i simply don't have enough space for so many babies! | |
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