Im new to sand this will be my first sand tank lol. Im gettin a 120 and they usually say 1lb per gallon with rock is sand the same?
How many pounds of sand for my 120?
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Need to know how thick of a sand bed you want, but you can always start with 150lbs and then add more if you need to. Most of the sand your going to find is in 50lb bags. Remember that sand being a smaller diameter doesn't take up as much space as gravel would.
Man 150 pounds in a 120 would give a 3-4" sand bed depending on the dimension of the tank.... That is pretty deep.
i always use less than 1lb per gallon i used 100 lbs in my 125 and it looks great,50 lbs in my 75 and both have a nice layer,sand spreads better than gravel so you can get away with less.but in the end its up to your individual taste.
I dont want it to think. 100 lbs sounds good to me. So I have a gravel vaccum that hooks up to my sink how do you clean sand with out sucking it up? Also is there a place that sell sand for a good price they want $30 for 25lb bag of sand at my LFS not sure if thats a good price.
Hover the gravel vac above the sand. The poop lays on top and thus is sucked u p without disturbing the sand.
I got my sand from Leslie's pool suply as I simply used Pool Filter sand.
I got my sand from Leslie's pool suply as I simply used Pool Filter sand.
