Sand for large tanks

[FireWater]

Ok, so I am guessing that you didn't like it Karin. LOL

[Europhyllia]

Got that right.

One of those things where going cheap just costs you more in the end...

[Troy Valentine]

Karin how long did you have it in your tank? Did you notice an elevated ALK or CA through dissolution?

[kkiel02]

Argasnow here. I love it.

[Europhyllia]

It was in the 125g and I didn't really check for that. The tank burst shortly after anyway (not due to the sand though. can't blame everything on that sand lol)

[Troy Valentine]

With the right application you could pull some trace elements out of it. Maybe a remote 5 gallon bucket sandbed with very low flow?

Kevin how deep is your "aragasnow" sandbed?

[CoryDude]

I used two 40lb bags of caribsea special grade reef sand. Then I topped it off with a 20lb bag of caribsea reef sand plus. The shells add a nice touch and the hermits love having extra homes to move into. At one time I planned on a watchman goby and pistol shrimp pair, hence the shells and coral pieces, but the pairings never worked and the watchman eventually disappered.

[kkiel02]

With the right application you could pull some trace elements out of it. Maybe a remote 5 gallon bucket sandbed with very low flow?

Kevin how deep is your "aragasnow" sandbed?

1"
I may be going dsb again once I get the mp40s. Right now I have rather low flow so I worry about food and detritus getting into the dsb. Also depends on if I can keep my nitrates down with this algae scrubber.