http://freebridaltips.com/wedding-planning-tips/keeping-the-stress-level-low Free Bridal Tips and Tricks to Help You Prepare for the Big Day! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:41:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://freebridaltips.com/wedding-planning-tips/keeping-the-stress-level-low#comment-3174 gemma c Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:27:59 +0000 http://freebridaltips.com/wedding-planning-tips/keeping-the-stress-level-low#comment-3174 sand is better for rays and it will be less stressful for them if u took them out of the tank and kept them in a polysteirene box whilst u changed it over<br><b>References : </b><br> sand is better for rays and it will be less stressful for them if u took them out of the tank and kept them in a polysteirene box whilst u changed it over
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]]> http://freebridaltips.com/wedding-planning-tips/keeping-the-stress-level-low#comment-3173 Monster Fish Keeper Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:25:59 +0000 http://freebridaltips.com/wedding-planning-tips/keeping-the-stress-level-low#comment-3173 How big is the tank? If it is long enough I would do one side first so they have the other to hang out in, then do the other end. Getting the gravel out should be pretty easy, just use a clean scooper to get it out, I actually used an old net I had that way the water would drain out of the gravel as I scooped it out. Also when I did my switch, I left my fish in the tank because of the size of them, it would have stressed them more to remove them than to leave them in there. When I added the new sand, I wanted to keep the amount of sand floating around to a minimum, so I put together something to deliver the sand directly to the bottom. I did this by going to the hardware store and got a piece of PVC pipe around 2-3 inches diameter, and also got a large funnel. I attached the funnel to the top of the pipe cutting it so that it was just a little smaller of an opening as the pipe. I set the other end directly on the bottom of the tank, and then started pouring the sand in the funnel. This way the sand wouldn't have to travel from the top of the water all the way to the bottom, it just came out of the pipe at the bottom of the tank. I had a friend help me with this because I had 150 pounds of sand to deal with, so it just made it easier and quicker to have an extra pair of hands. A couple tips if you haven't heard this already, one make sure you rinse the sand very well, this will keep the water from getting cloudy, and two turn the filters off till it all settles, this will keep them from sucking up and sand that is floating around, it can ruin you impellers. Hope this helps, if you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me.<br><b>References : </b><br> How big is the tank? If it is long enough I would do one side first so they have the other to hang out in, then do the other end. Getting the gravel out should be pretty easy, just use a clean scooper to get it out, I actually used an old net I had that way the water would drain out of the gravel as I scooped it out. Also when I did my switch, I left my fish in the tank because of the size of them, it would have stressed them more to remove them than to leave them in there. When I added the new sand, I wanted to keep the amount of sand floating around to a minimum, so I put together something to deliver the sand directly to the bottom. I did this by going to the hardware store and got a piece of PVC pipe around 2-3 inches diameter, and also got a large funnel. I attached the funnel to the top of the pipe cutting it so that it was just a little smaller of an opening as the pipe. I set the other end directly on the bottom of the tank, and then started pouring the sand in the funnel. This way the sand wouldn't have to travel from the top of the water all the way to the bottom, it just came out of the pipe at the bottom of the tank. I had a friend help me with this because I had 150 pounds of sand to deal with, so it just made it easier and quicker to have an extra pair of hands. A couple tips if you haven't heard this already, one make sure you rinse the sand very well, this will keep the water from getting cloudy, and two turn the filters off till it all settles, this will keep them from sucking up and sand that is floating around, it can ruin you impellers. Hope this helps, if you have any questions, feel free to e-mail me.
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]]> http://freebridaltips.com/wedding-planning-tips/keeping-the-stress-level-low#comment-3172 rede3623 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:23:07 +0000 http://freebridaltips.com/wedding-planning-tips/keeping-the-stress-level-low#comment-3172 <b>What is the best way to keep stress level down on stingrays when i want to change from gravel to sand ?</b><br>i have gravel in the tank right now and i want to put sand in. What is the best way to keep stress level down on stingrays when i want to change from gravel to sand ?
i have gravel in the tank right now and i want to put sand in.

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