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| If you don't have any livestock in the tank already, take the substrate out and replace it now. No point in adding live stock and risking swapping out the substrate later.
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| I agree with the above posts. After you remove your CC, add your sand VERY SLOWLY. It can be done. If you don't you will have a giant cloud that will get sand over everything and require later cleaning.
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| I also agree. I changed from CC to LS before I added fish, I too had some snails and hermits present when I did the change. I took some tank water out and put the hermits and snails in that when the change was done.
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| The trick is to slit the bag all the way across one end put the whole bag in the tank and let it slide out gently.At least it wont look like you put the sand in with a blender.lol |
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