Perspective on substrate??

[J062682l]

Hello all I'm in the middle of an overhaul and am currently troubled by the many different sand substrates, I'm looking for one that won't blow away or create crazy sandstorms. Is oolite small grain? Is this a good product

. Any advice would be great can't wait to ditch the crushed coral that's been In my tank for years

 

[mrcoffee2]

I use it! In my 40G with my MP10 maxed it does not create sand storms. I hope that helps

 

[juggalogentry]

oolite is the smallest grain size you can get, yes that is a good brand but if you look they should have different grain sizes, its good to go somewhere in between, some people even mix a small size like oolite with a slightly bigger grain size to help "weigh it down"..

 

[Kworker]

I prefer aragonite dry to start with. Rinse it through a few times and only put about 3/4" in my system, I was bare bottom for a while which I liked for ease of cleaning but sand just looks better and allows you to get cool critters.

 

[juggalogentry]

I prefer aragonite dry to start with. Rinse it through a few times and only put about 3/4" in my system, I was bare bottom for a while which I liked for ease of cleaning but sand just looks better and allows you to get cool critters.

+1 on the arag, thats all i used its a pretty good mix of stuff, and once i threw my blue legged hermits in there they started excavating all these little shells i never knew were in there lol, looking to upgrade homes

 

[reeffirstaid]

You could opt for a bare bottom?

 

[chefishman]

my new tank is a barebottom, and less than 1 month into it I have pink corraline already growing on the bottom. lots of little pink spots all over and i think its looking great :xd:

 

[Redseadragon]

I prefer to just do a very light substrate like 1/4 inch that way it is easy to keep clean and doesn't trap anything.

 

[J062682l]

I wanna go for a deep sand bed and get a burrowing shrimp and goby pair

 

[J062682l]

So what kind if sand would be best for that ?