Switching Substrate?

[Shika]

Hey ya'll! I was wondering how difficult it would be to swap out substrate?

I started my tank mid December with sand substrate to work better with plants and the corys I'm going to get. I thought white sand would be really pretty with the dark driftwood and the greens of the plants. And it was. For about 4 days.
Is there a simple way to remove the white sand and replace it with black sand without disturbing the plants, fish, or chemistry too much? I don't mind leaving some in and covering it over with the black, if it's better for the plants, but this white sand is not what I thought it would be.

 

[saltwater60]

I’d just grab a net and scoop out as much as you can. Then a siphon can get the rest out. Of course tune your pump off the. Just simply add how much black sand you want. It’s fairly easy.

 

[UnknownUser]

I just swapped out my own gravel substrate for eco complete and it was really easy in my 10 gallon, only took about an hour. Just drained a lot of the water, left my 4 fish in there, removed all the decorations, and scooped out the stuff. The fish will stay in one side while you work and switch when you do. It's not all that stressful.

 

[Shika]

Thank you both so much! I didn't expect it to mess with anything, but I'd rather be safe and ask than mess something up that's working just for the aesthetics!