120 gal tropheus tank with white sand. What's the easiest way to keep the sand white? I do water changes weekly and try to mix up the sand but usually a day later it seems all the sand on the top is brown again. I've got a BN pleco to help with the glass but wondered about the sand.
Keeping white sand white?
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I've had the same problem in the past. The best two words of advice I can give you is to decrease the amount of time your lights are on and make sure your bulbs are newer (no older than 9 months).
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why do newer bulbs help?slimbolen99 said:
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sorry but times past by white sand will not be white anymore ...thats why alot of people now rather use play sand then white quartz PFS
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I gave up on white sand. All my tanks now have a mixture of white and black. You can control the mixture ratio, for the overall darkness. I also threw in a litttle crushed coral for contrast. You can't see the littl poos this way,either.
Sand for me is nothing. It's easy to clean because the pooh doesn't get mixed in and it's a nice natural white.
I must admit with the breeding i have i do leave light off a little to decrease aggresion but i think if you add a few pleco's,algae will be under control. I have never had a problem with sand changing colour. Maybe keep your nitrates down more which means more water changes
I must admit with the breeding i have i do leave light off a little to decrease aggresion but i think if you add a few pleco's,algae will be under control. I have never had a problem with sand changing colour. Maybe keep your nitrates down more which means more water changes
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I use white silicia sand it pretty much stays white I also added some small accent black river pebbles they make it look a lot whiter because of the opposite of colors. When you do water changes you just have to vaccum up little bit off the top waste stays on top.
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