tomkeogh
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Hello all please excuse my novice questions!
I have recently purchased some Caribsea Super naturals Tahitian moon sand which I am expecting to take delivery of on tuesday, However, I have a couple questions regarding the substrate switch over, My plan is to switch about a fifth or quarter of sand every 3-4 days, the reason being my cycle only completed about 2-3 weeks ago so I am worried changing the whole substrate at once will cause a cycle crash, Another reason is that I am very clumsy and heavy handed when it comes to removing my poor pets from there tank so I would like to keep them in there during the change my reasoning being If I am only changing a small amount there will not be much dabree in the water and I can change without disturbing them a great deal, obviously I will rinse the sand as need, but If anyone dis-agrees and thinks I should remove them please tell me.
I have also bought some driftwood for the first time, I have been soaking it in water boiled in kettle and repeating the cycle when the water cools for 4 days now. After this soaking process will the wood still naturally weigh itself down? or will it need to be anchored? And my next and final question is aimed at Eric, I remember a post of yours informing as of the colour of your water due to wood (I am sorry do not remember the chemical name) and although I have been rinsing for this amount of time the water is still slightly tea coloured, at which point can I/should I put the wood in tank?
Thank you for your patience If you managed to read this far, and thank you for any advice.
I have recently purchased some Caribsea Super naturals Tahitian moon sand which I am expecting to take delivery of on tuesday, However, I have a couple questions regarding the substrate switch over, My plan is to switch about a fifth or quarter of sand every 3-4 days, the reason being my cycle only completed about 2-3 weeks ago so I am worried changing the whole substrate at once will cause a cycle crash, Another reason is that I am very clumsy and heavy handed when it comes to removing my poor pets from there tank so I would like to keep them in there during the change my reasoning being If I am only changing a small amount there will not be much dabree in the water and I can change without disturbing them a great deal, obviously I will rinse the sand as need, but If anyone dis-agrees and thinks I should remove them please tell me.
I have also bought some driftwood for the first time, I have been soaking it in water boiled in kettle and repeating the cycle when the water cools for 4 days now. After this soaking process will the wood still naturally weigh itself down? or will it need to be anchored? And my next and final question is aimed at Eric, I remember a post of yours informing as of the colour of your water due to wood (I am sorry do not remember the chemical name) and although I have been rinsing for this amount of time the water is still slightly tea coloured, at which point can I/should I put the wood in tank?
Thank you for your patience If you managed to read this far, and thank you for any advice.