 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / November 2004Sand
Just got a 75 gal tank. I am looking to set it up after X-mas. My first question is how many pounds of sand would I need to have a bed of 3 or 4 inches? Second questions what type of sand should I get? I used sugar fine white marine sand in the tank because of its beautiful look and in the sump i used a 5 inch base of aragonite which keeps the calcium up to 500-600 ppm, rock solid so to speak. aragonite sand is good, but if you have a sump, then you can put it there and use the good looking stuff for the tank. one other thing to consider, is aragonite offers different sized particles, which some creatures use one size and other creatures benefit from other size i believe. the sugar fine worked great however as the only sand in the tank other than a few cups of live sand i seeded the tank with, i watched tube worms build with it, etc.. not sure on how many bags you will need. i think somewhere in the range of 100-150 lbs would be about right in the 75gal. hth wolf > Just got a 75 gal tank. I am looking to set it up after X-mas. My first > question is how many pounds of sand would I need to have a bed of 3 or 4 > inches? Second questions what type of sand should I get? >I used sugar fine white marine sand in the tank because of its beautiful >look and in the sump i used a 5 inch base of aragonite which keeps the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >hth >wolf Ah... so this is how it works... -- Lady Chatterly "lady chatterly and i hand yings leash to you. good luck. oh and it forgets its housetrained at times" -- edens morgan mair fheal greykitten tomys des anges I put 3 40lb bags in my 75g. I would suggest just a bit more, perhaps 150lbs. I had intended to buy a couple pounds here and there from various LFS, but have only added about 5lbs since taking me to around 125lbs. The depth of my sand bed varies, around 2.5 - 3in in places, up to 4 - 5in in others... >Just got a 75 gal tank. I am looking to set it up after X-mas. My first >question is how many pounds of sand would I need to have a bed of 3 or 4 >inches? Second questions what type of sand should I get? Use the Reef Central calculator for that. > Just got a 75 gal tank. I am looking to set it up after X-mas. My first > question is how many pounds of sand would I need to have a bed of 3 or 4 > inches? Second questions what type of sand should I get? |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2009 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.