I circled the IMG tags in red, just so you know what to look for;
Sand substrate will make water changes more work, the 10 gallon will really help in that respect. Nearly all of my tanks have no substrate whatsoever for ease of maintenance. If they were all sand maintenance would be a full time job!

Sand substrate will make water changes more work, the 10 gallon will really help in that respect. Nearly all of my tanks have no substrate whatsoever for ease of maintenance. If they were all sand maintenance would be a full time job!