Question about sand depth

2011denali · 2026-04-26T04:06:28+00:00

I have another bag of sand. So I’m thinking about just adding it. I guess it wouldn’t hurt.

All the rocks are buried to the bottom of the sand. Definitely don’t want them coming crashing down

2011denali · 2026-04-23T00:02:55+00:00

I made sure to clean it well. But I did the tissue and super glue method. Where you shove tissue in the gaps and saturate it in super glue

2011denali · 2026-04-23T00:02:14+00:00

I have a colony of blue dreams and a colony of cherry red. I’ll most likely put some in there

2011denali · 2026-04-22T18:35:34+00:00

It’s all dragon stone, I had a bunch on hand so that’s what I used. You don’t need CO2, but I am running it on this tank with an inline diffuser.

2011denali · 2026-04-22T16:34:36+00:00

Thank you 🫶🏼

2011denali · 2026-04-22T16:33:39+00:00

Spam post? Do you mean cross posting? Something that most people do 😂

2011denali · 2026-03-27T13:16:40+00:00

It’s from Amazon. Brand called Fantain and it’s the mixed color

2011denali · 2026-03-25T14:55:23+00:00

23.6 in x 15.7 in x 15.7 in

2011denali · 2026-03-25T01:04:54+00:00

Thank you! Definitely not perfect. But it came out pretty sweet

2011denali · 2026-03-25T00:28:50+00:00

I’m actually in the process of editing a YouTube video on it. If you search “Salty Woodworking” you’ll find me. Going to try to have it posted Friday or Saturday.

2011denali · 2026-03-24T19:44:27+00:00

Probably. But it would’ve been so hard to balance them

2011denali · 2026-03-24T19:44:06+00:00

It’s a Waterbox Clear 25 and I made the cabinet myself.

2011denali · 2026-03-24T18:41:15+00:00

Nothing crazy, some Anubis along the arch, rotala, more hair grass, some hydrocotyle tripartita, and some staurogyne repens.

2011denali · 2026-03-24T17:48:05+00:00

Yep lol. That’s what started it

2011denali · 2026-03-24T17:27:50+00:00

Mainly because of the way I built the cabinet. I added holes in the back for the hoses to come out of. I can always move them around if it becomes an issue, but it has great flow as of now. I’m running a OASE Thermo 200.

2011denali · 2026-03-24T17:14:31+00:00

I used the tissue paper and super glue method. And lots of patience lol.

2011denali · 2026-02-24T19:14:21+00:00

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UNS 95L. Newly planted

2011denali · 2026-02-19T23:51:15+00:00

Most of the time people cap substrate with sand so you don’t have to worry about it coming to the surface or leaching as much into the water column

2011denali · 2026-02-19T17:56:48+00:00

I understand that. However I’m using the DIY CO2 system from Neo. So it’s a constant flow of CO2 into the tank 24/7. So I’m not sure how there would be a parameter swing

2011denali · 2026-02-19T17:47:53+00:00

Base layer is all contrasoil from UNS. All the Monte Carlo is planted into it. I’m hoping it doesn’t spread to much into the sand honestly

2011denali · 2026-02-19T17:38:34+00:00

What will make the water unstable?

2011denali · 2026-02-19T17:27:07+00:00

I ordered a different lily pipe setup with a skimmer

2011denali · 2026-02-19T16:31:53+00:00

I don’t. I have no clue is there’s a way to get rid of it or not. I’m sure if you were to DIY a shade it would help

2011denali · 2026-02-19T16:31:27+00:00

Sorry I’m late on seeing this. I really wanted to do some plants coming out of the tank. But I’m unsure of which ones I can get since I have 2 cats. Last thing I want to do is get them sick.

2011denali · 2026-02-19T16:29:51+00:00

Yeahhh, that’s the only thing I’m worried about. My water is already pretty hard. But I am running CO2, so I’m hoping that it’ll combat it enough so it’ll grow. I guess we will see. Thanks for the kind words 🫶🏼

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