Habitat - Indoor

Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:34 pm

I've seen people do a black and white tank and it looks amazing. A little more money but a great look.

Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 4:15 pm

I got a 50 lb bag for 2.91 at Lowes today and rinsed the sand for about ten minutes..you can see pics in the photo gallery but it is still a little cloudy.

My turtle has been eating the sand off and on since I put it in an hour ago...is this going to be a problem?

Also, how often do you guys replace it?

Lastly, not all Walmarts carry the crayola play sand...only the n2m stores do, and you can go to their site and see if which local stores are n2m partners.

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 2:15 am

If the turtle eats the sand to the point where he can't pass it, then it would be a serious problem. Use your judgment if you think the turtle is eating too much of it.

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:56 am

I haven't seem them eat it today...and I did feed them and gave them cuttlebone last night and will do so in a little bit, so I think they're pretty much done with that. If they are still eating it today I think I might take it out.

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:36 am

I didn't wash my sand before putting it in. I didn't know!

what will happen?

Also, I need more sand. if I don't care how it looks can I mix brands? I have pet store Riversand right now, but it was $20 a bag for a 10lb bag. I want to get something cheaper, can I add the cheaper stuff in on top of the other stuff?

its been two days and water is still cloudy...

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 12:41 am

Cleaning the sand is what keeps it from making your water cloudy. Cleaning it out also allows you to remove any large pieces that don't belong (large meaning anything larger than sand). You can add a different kind of sand if you want, it doesn't matter. Hardware stores sell them a lot cheaper, and bigger, than pet stores.

You should empty out your tank, clean the sand you have and the new sand then fill it back up. It sounds like a lot of work, but it will allow you to use your tank and your filters sooner.

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:10 pm

Okay thanks!

I will clean it tonight.

Buying more sand from Wal-mart next week. Will any kind of sand do, like any fine grain sand, or are certain kinds bad??

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:51 pm

As far as I know, all of them are good. Just get the fine grade. When you clean it, you can sift through it and pull out any big chunks that accidentally got in there.

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 4:54 am

i just took out my rocks and put sand in, it looks awesome now!! took a good few hours to settle now, im very pleased with it

Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:32 pm

Chrisbarnett wrote:Heres what mine looks like.

sorry second pic is blurry.

is there anyway I can get a picture of the top of this? you said you put the tubing into the piece that hangs over the side of the tank but on my XP4 the tubing and the piece are the same size so I'm lost as to how you did this

Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:18 pm

at the moment in my tank i have my heater and filter liein down but wen i put the sand in wud i have to stand thm both up???

plz help

Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:24 pm

i realize its been awhile, but if you ever need a tank stand, check ebay first. i bought 2 good qlaity stands for a 29 gal and 60 gal and it was much cheaper

Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 4:38 am

Chrisbarnet:

What type of brand did you use for the white sand?

Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:50 pm

Chris hasn't been on here as much lately. You might have a better chance getting an answer by searching the forum (specifically his posts) or PMing him.

Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:49 pm

untsmurf wrote:Chris hasn't been on here as much lately. You might have a better chance getting an answer by searching the forum (specifically his posts) or PMing him.

Thanks

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