I went with the plain sand. Petsmart had a 22 pound bag of black sand on clearance for 7 bucks. Guess no one wants black sand?
Anyway, I mixed in the live pound that I had with what seemed to be around 8 pounds. The new
fuge is resting comfortably.
I will monitor the spikes, but after taking a reading last night,
ammonia and
nitrates are at zero (or undetectable). I am still awaiting a light I bought on ebay for the
fuge. I think the dude I bought it from may be bitter cause I won it paying only 5.50 and the light is probably worth around 30-40 bucks. Yes, it's brand new and sealed in the box.
Once I get that, in goes the chateo.
