Sand substrate in a high flow tank...

[sunkenmetal]

Alright some of you know I am working on a new tank. It is going to be a High flow tank for Rhinogobius/hill stream loachs/white clouds. I plan on having a minimum of 15 times the tank volume per hour. So I am looking for a sand that will stay put with that kind of flow.

Tank will have two eheim 2217 and a river tank manifold with two power heads.

I am wanting to do a mix if pea gravel and sand.

[eklikewhoa]

not sure what params they like but aragonite comes in different sizes and it could work.

What color sand or whatever you plan on using?

[sunkenmetal]

brown or black or a mix of both

[Totenkampf]

wesleydownunder seems to be working on a similar habitat, maybe you could share ideas on this

[eklikewhoa]

wesleydownunder seems to be working on a similar habitat, maybe you could share ideas on this

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[eklikewhoa]

Just get what you like and let the flow move the substrate and then it'll settle.

I've done much much higher flow rate and had no problems.

[sunkenmetal]

wesleydownunder seems to be working on a similar habitat, maybe you could share ideas on this

Ya I saw that...

[sunkenmetal]

Just get what you like and let the flow move the substrate and then it'll settle.

I've done much much higher flow rate and had no problems.

Alright cool...

Just didn't want the water to be clouded up all the time...

[eklikewhoa]

keep your tank maintained and it won't be cloudy.

[sunkenmetal]

keep your tank maintained and it won't be cloudy.

alright then lol

[wesleydnunder]

Ya I saw that...

I'm gonna try to run the surface current along the top from left to right and the bottom from right to left. I'll only have flow output in the top few inches so I'm hoping the current along the bottom will be broken up by the hardscape so that the sand doesn't move too much. I'll likely use leslies pfs.

Mark

[sunkenmetal]

I am going to run all my flow in one direction... Hoping to pick up some black granite and river stones while in washington...

[ssrprelude]

Maybe torpedo sand, bigger grain stuff alot heavier.

[sunkenmetal]

Maybe torpedo sand, bigger grain stuff alot heavier.

mmm septic system sand lol

[ssrprelude]

For some reason ADA and pea gravel doesn't sound right. I guess I'm just use to seeing aquasoil or sand substrate.