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Whats the best Sand?


billybatz9

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Caribsea, reef flakes, anything that is a larger grain (no sugar size) will work. They also like rock rubble, they use it to line their burrow to help keep it from collapsing.

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You can order some sand from Marco rocks..that's what I'm using.

 

i also used the coarse sand for reef cleaners and so far it's great. definitely clean it before using or your tank will definitely be cloudy for a couple of days lol

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i also used the coarse sand for reef cleaners and so far it's great. definitely clean it before using or your tank will definitely be cloudy for a couple of days lol

 

Do you think you could post some pics of your tank?

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+1 for the CaribSea Special Grade. Put 30 lbs into my 28g nano so I could add a BSJ when my tank is fully established. Really like the substrate but it needs thoroughly washed. The first 15 lbs I washed by the cupful and water was clear in 2 hours. The 2nd bag I got lazy and washed in a few buckets and it was cloudy for a week. Started with the tiger goby who is a very cool tunnel digger. He would however cover any frags on the bottom with sand as he'd dig a new burrow every night. Also be prepared he (and i imagine BSJs) may make a burrow somewhere off the back of your tank and there is a chance you might not see him for a few days. In a small tank with limited occupants because of the bioload, its a "con" to consider.

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Thanks for the reply guys..

 

After further research, I have come up with two final choices...

Edens ReefFlakes or CaribSea Dry Aragonite Special Grade Reef Sand


Which would you choose? ReefFlakes seems more expensive but it just seems soo much whiter, nicer, and cleaner. But I have also heard of good reviews for both. Kind of stuck :P

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What are you willing to spend? It all serves the same purpose and will pretty much do the exact same thing to the exact same degree. It's all preference at this point. The sand isn't going to stay that white forever anyways.

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What are you willing to spend? It all serves the same purpose and will pretty much do the exact same thing to the exact same degree. It's all preference at this point. The sand isn't going to stay that white forever anyways.

Good point.

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Your lights will change what the substrate looks like too. The Caribsea looks pretty light under the stock JBJ intermediate LEDs. Any lighter and I'd want to be vac-ing the gravel every other day.

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I like using Tropic Eden reef flakes, you can get it from Premium Aquatics.

I used AragAlive for my first tank. Tons of good reviews about the reef flakes. But there are a few oddball posts out there from people saying they have a constant battle with algae blooms from reef flakes but not from other substrates in other tanks. Also I can't find the mm for the reef flakes? Is it a 1-2mm portion as well?

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Thanks for the reply guys..

 

After further research, I have come up with two final choices...

Edens ReefFlakes or CaribSea Dry Aragonite Special Grade Reef Sand

 

Which would you choose? ReefFlakes seems more expensive but it just seems soo much whiter, nicer, and cleaner. But I have also heard of good reviews for both. Kind of stuck :P

 

I have used both. They are pretty similar.... I think reef-flakes was a bit larger grain and mostly uniform size and caribsea varied in size. Both are white under reef lights.

 

Carib Sea was what was specifically with my jawfish and pistol/goby pair but either are appropriate grain.

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I used the CaribSea dry aragonite and it is very white once it has been washed thorougly. It has a good sand grain size for most bottom dwellers.

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I used AragAlive for my first tank. Tons of good reviews about the reef flakes. But there are a few oddball posts out there from people saying they have a constant battle with algae blooms from reef flakes but not from other substrates in other tanks. Also I can't find the mm for the reef flakes? Is it a 1-2mm portion as well?

I can check the bag when I get home buts they're a little larger than the Mini Flakes. I've never had a bloom or anyone else I personally know that uses them.

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I used AragAlive for my first tank. Tons of good reviews about the reef flakes. But there are a few oddball posts out there from people saying they have a constant battle with algae blooms from reef flakes but not from other substrates in other tanks. Also I can't find the mm for the reef flakes? Is it a 1-2mm portion as well?

Reef Flakes 3.5 mm

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