Moz Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Hi All, new to the forum and kinda new to the hobby. I have a 10gal aquarium with Tetras. Substrate is organic soil with a 1" or so layer of plain sand from Lowe's with live plants. I noticed I need to add some sand in some areas and was wondering if adding more sand could raise the ammonia levels? I still have rinsed sand that was left over from the initial substrate set-up. I'll give it a quick rinse if I have to before. Thank you in advance!! -Moz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 (edited) Hi @Moz, welcome to the forum. I've never had a dirted tank but I've capped planting substrate before and added sand later. Rinsing the sand/getting it wet is a good idea regardless as wet sand will usually be less cloudy/loose particles will be rinsed mostly off. What I've done in my small tanks is scoop wet sand into a cup, poor some tank water into the cup so it's totally wet -and slowly go into the water with it, then placing it where it needed to go. You can smooth it easily enough with a hand or other handy tool. It shouldn't do any harm at all, but any changes made to a tank should be carefully monitored. Edited February 11 by xXInkedPhoenixX 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllFishNoBrakes Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Welcome to the forum! Adding additional sand will not add ammonia. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moz Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Thank you, happy to join! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 On 2/10/2024 at 8:24 PM, Moz said: Thank you, happy to join! @Moz Welcome to the forum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moz Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Thank you for the welcoming and for the help and advice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 @Moz if you are using mechanical filters (hang in back or canister type) turn them off during adding a few minutes after. They are notorious for sucking up loose sand particles and destroying the filter. Would love to see pictures 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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