Hi Patty,
Sorry I forgot to mention that, I do have a small layer of fine sand that I vac every time I do a water change, is this going to be a problem in the long run? It’s not much sand and I can remove it if needed
Jay
A lot of people use a thin layer of sand and vacuum it really well during wc’s. I had sand for a while, but I tired of the grind of cleaning it and the algae. I leave my light on too long for 1 thing. One of my fish got sick and I can’t point to the sand as the reason, but I decided to simplify the equation and got rid of it. I say as long as your fish are happy and your stirring it up so gasses don’t get trapped underneath, you are golden. Maybe others will chime in here on how they are successful with sand and I’ll give it another go and stop leaving the light on for 12-15 hrs! Ha ha
Patty