Sand substrate in a high flow tank...

[eklikewhoa]

ADA Nile sand is nice and heavy.

[sunkenmetal]

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

LOL well if you want to buy it you can lol...

not sure if i am gonna mix pp gravel in or not. I am not really sure what i am going to do with it.

[TaTeR ToT]

I've got a 30g long right now running with a 2213, 2215, and a Tunze Nano-Stream 6025 with Leslie's PFS and it doesn't move at all.
Torpedo Sand is even larger grain, and IMO looks much more ascetically pleasing.

[sunkenmetal]

I've got a 30g long right now running with a 2213, 2215, and a Tunze Nano-Stream 6025 with Leslie's PFS and it doesn't move at all.
Torpedo Sand is even larger grain, and IMO looks much more ascetically pleasing.

Thanks for the info...

[sunkenmetal]

ADA Nile sand is nice and heavy.

ADA nile sand looks perfect... Expensive and out of stock

[mnemenoi]

I have seen some many river manifold tanks utilize larger river stones to break up the current and the sand seems to collect around them. I'd imagine that PFS or heavier would work well. Are you anticipating anything in the tank that moves through the sand or filters feeds from it? I imagine that would be your only limiting factor.

As an aside, I have seen some great work with swapping stones to an outdoor pond or tub to allow bio-film buildup and a readily available food source to graze from.

[sunkenmetal]

I have seen some many river manifold tanks utilize larger river stones to break up the current and the sand seems to collect around them. I'd imagine that PFS or heavier would work well. Are you anticipating anything in the tank that moves through the sand or filters feeds from it? I imagine that would be your only limiting factor.

As an aside, I have seen some great work with swapping stones to an outdoor pond or tub to allow bio-film buildup and a readily available food source to graze from.

The only thing I am anticipating digging in the sand is the rhinogobius... I am planing to use 1" pvc so the power heads have good flow so I am going to need a lot of sand to hide them...

I am going to wait a while on the hill stream loaches so that the rocks have a good build up on them...

[ssrprelude]

Your tank isn't high flow to some of us on here. So really it comes down to what you want to look at everyday. Torpedo sand was mearly a suggestion, do what you wish.

[sunkenmetal]

Your tank isn't high flow to some of us on here. So really it comes down to what you want to look at everyday. Torpedo sand was mearly a suggestion, do what you wish.

true I am more thinking flow in one direction lol I am starting low and if I want more I will add more. I guess it is high flow to me the two tanks I have now don't have a lot of flow compared to what I am trying to do...

I am really liking the looks of the torpedo sand...

[eklikewhoa]

I've gone upwards to 100x circulation before.

[sunkenmetal]

I've gone upwards to 100x circulation before.

Yea I am not worried about the sand getting kicked up anymore LOL

[eklikewhoa]

it's a non-issue.

[Bedlamer]

I had never come across river manifold tanks until you mentioned them here. I got almost an hour of interesting reading following that up. Have you started a build thread yet? If not, do you have your tank dimensions, pvc diameters and number and type of power heads selected yet?

[sunkenmetal]

I had never come across river manifold tanks until you mentioned them here. I got almost an hour of interesting reading following that up. Have you started a build thread yet? If not, do you have your tank dimensions, pvc diameters and number and type of power heads selected yet?

I haven't decided on power heads yet. The pvc will either be .750" or 1" not sure yet... I have the tank dimensions and have it planned out in my head. Once I make up my mind on power heads I will draw it up in cad/cam and all that so I have a drawing to go off of.

For power heads I was thinking marineland 1200 not sure what other power heads are out there...

[aquabee]

I haven't decided on power heads yet. The pvc will either be .750" or 1" not sure yet... I have the tank dimensions and have it planned out in my head. Once I make up my mind on power heads I will draw it up in cad/cam and all that so I have a drawing to go off of.

For power heads I was thinking marineland 1200 not sure what other power heads are out there...

Just power heads, or circ pumps too? Man... you need to go straight up Vortech for this tank.