[Shred Revolution]

I want a sand bottom I am going to buy play ground sand because I am sick of the look of gravel. Any suggesstions on what.....how to do it ?

 

[Judazzz]

I'm going to set up a 15g tank with sandy substrate as well (planning to do it tomorrow; first time, so I'm equally n00bish as you are

), and people advised me to mix the sand with some gravel, so it won't whirl all over the place when a fish freaks out. After placing the substrate, just install the heater and filter, and let it run for a while (few days), before proceeding to the next step (plants, rocks, wood), so the sand can form a firm layer...

I'm not sure if playground sand would be a good idea btw. (chemical make-up...), but I don't know you're tank size either: could be pretty costly to fill up a large tank with sand... I just bought sand and gravel at my lfs - about 3 bucks for 10 kilo's sand...

 

[nitrofish]

you can scop the old gravel ot and shut off all the filters then poor the sand in. once the sand setels a litle bit put the filter back on. if you have it on while you are pouring the sand it will suck into the filter and clog the impeller.