Originally Posted by
nctarheels
alright cool thanks. now for substrate it says sand is the best but crushed coral would be easier to clean without stirring up. what do you think?
I prefer fine DS. Crushed coral is great for reef tanks, because it releases calcium into the tank, however, in a pony tank the extra calcium would cause a huge algae bloom and your water quality will suffer big time.
Ponies are tiny, but tough little fish. When I clean my pony tank I drain the tank into a large plastic container. After going through the remaining water with a "fine tooth comb", and scooping up the ponies, I take the tank to the sink and spray the tank with tap water and thoroughly rinse the sand bed. The I scrap down the sides of the tank. After the tank is clean and back on it's stand, I refill a third of the tank with the old tank water, get the pump started and fill the rest of the tank with fresh salt water( I add stress zyme and dechlorinator). Then I set up the landscape and put the ponies back in.
