powerhead placement

[jdb1984]

oh. and maybe someone could tell me the best sand to use. ive been researching online so much i dont know what the best sand is. also what kind skimmer would be best. im on a budget and really dont want to spend a whole bunch. maybe a good used one if someone would be willing to ship it to corpus

[Salty]

I place mine about 2/3 up from the bottom on each side of the back glass pointing toward the center. Makes a nice circular flow on each side and a turbulent center.

[justahobby]

Are you by chance talking about cyanobacteria when you say red mat algae? When you told the location of growth it just made me wonder. '

For sand, get aragonite. Black "aragonite" isn't really aragonite and only one brand boasts that they have it. Silica sand will release silicates so stay away from that as well.

[jdb1984]

oh okay. what about figi. i think its a little more expensive but i like the look. i want a really white sand