more angel pics

[b125killer]

Some of Ed's Koi's play in the big tank.

I like the dorsal on these guys.

The last one is the new pair I got from Jon. The PB leopard and PB silver pearl.   

[Mugwump]

Nice pics, Scott......the bow front looks awesome !!!...I need to get up there and check it out 

[wsantia1]

Those are great Scott and Ed's Koi are looking great also.  is that sand that you have in there? If so what type?  I'm thinking about putting some sand in my 46 BF which is currently bare bottom.

[PaulineMi]

That's a nice group of angels you have.  I especially like the PB silver.

[b125killer]

Thanks guys, yes willie that's sand in there. It does have some disadvantages. It will compact and trap gasses so I stir  it every so often. The wast doesn't sink into the sand like it does with rock. That's a good and bad thing.  It makes cleaning the wast up easier,  if I'm not careful I can suck up a lot of sand too. And there's always a spot i miss when clean wast up. The benefits out way the disadvantages.The sand doesn't harm the barblels on the cories and loaches. They love to dig In to the sand to find tasty treats.
I get my sand at a swimming pool store by my house. But I have used play sand from the hardware store. Pool filter sand is a seasonal item at the hardware store.
  The pool filter sand is crushed quartz and white. It will dull once in the tank for some time. But I'm okay with that. The play sand is just what you would expect from sand. It's more of a earth tone. It does look good in the tank. But you need to clean it a lot more than pool filter sand before putting it in the tank. It's the cost the sold me on sand. You can get 50 ponds of play sand under $5. The pool filter sand is $10 for 50 pounds.

[wsantia1]

Thanks guys, yes willie that's sand in there. It does have some disadvantages. It will compact and trap gasses so I stir  it every so often. The wast doesn't sink into the sand like it does with rock. That's a good and bad thing.  It makes cleaning the wast up easier,  if I'm not careful I can suck up a lot of sand too. And there's always a spot i miss when clean wast up. The benefits out way the disadvantages.The sand doesn't harm the barblels on the cories and loaches. They love to dig In to the sand to find tasty treats.
I get my sand at a swimming pool store by my house. But I have used play sand from the hardware store. Pool filter sand is a seasonal item at the hardware store.
  The pool filter sand is crushed quartz and white. It will dull once in the tank for some time. But I'm okay with that. The play sand is just what you would expect from sand. It's more of a earth tone. It does look good in the tank. But you need to clean it a lot more than pool filter sand before putting it in the tank. It's the cost the sold me on sand. You can get 50 ponds of play sand under $5. The pool filter sand is $10 for 50 pounds.

I want it mainly because of the cories but it looks good too. I was in Petco and they wanted 18 dollars for 20 pounds.  50 pounds for 10 dollars sounds like a sweet deal to me. lol 

[ilroost]

I have black sand in mine. You can buy it at any hardware store for 8 bucks for 50 pounds. It is black blasting sand. I get it at Menards

[b125killer]

I have heard of using the black blasting sand too. How is it to clean before you put it in the tank? I have got smaller bags of colored sand and mixed it with the pool sand for a little bit of color

[ilroost]

Takes awhile to clean it. I rinse it outside in a bucket forever it seems but looks nice when done and ready for the tank

[b125killer]

That's another benefit with pool sand. It already clean. I rinse it a few times and put it in the tank. The tank doesn't get that cloudy.  The picture I have of the 155 was set up only hours before that pic was taking.