Re: Sand FAQ
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 2:26 pm
Adamsv7 wrote:Moving my RES to a new tank and considering using sand for the first time instead of a no substrate bottom. Also going to be adding some fish to the tank as well which require some sort of substrate. Is sand my best bet? I've tried larger rocks in the past but it was way too much of a hassle and made for a dirty bottom with how messy RES tend to be.
I enjoyed sand for the look, but found a bare bottom to be much easier to clean. You can use a siphon to clean the sand, but it's obviously time consuming. Just pick up as much as you can before you suck up sand. FYI, I have fish with my turtles, who are also about a year and a half year old, and they get along with the fish well. The fish don't really mind there being no substrate. Just make sure to not overfeed.