sand

Hello, Ive just ordered some live rock online and im pretty sure it’ll arrive on Wednesday. I already have my sand, power head, and heater. The rock will be the last thing I need to set the tank up. The rock will arrive in wet paper and so I have to put it in water asap. It takes me pretty long...

Hello, I’m in the process of setting up my 60 gallon breeder. This is my 2nd reef tank; my first was a Fluval Evo 13.5. For my Fluval evo I used bagged live sand and live rock from my lfs. I know that there is a big difference between dry rock, LFS rock, and ocean rock but I’d like to know if...

I started my 8 month old tank with CaribSea Special Grade but got tired of rearranging the sand every morning due to flow form my two MP40s. I switched to Tropic Eden Reef Flakes which both looked nice initially and did not move due to the larger grain size. Unfortunately, after about six...

Looking for somebody who is willing to sell extra sand they have/want to get rid of for cheaper than retail value ($25/20lb bag). Will probably purchase multiple if it’s worth the price. Would prefer local pick up but willing to pay for shipping If a good deal is made. I have access to the sand...

My Tami dimensions are 48”x18” and I’m looking for about a 2” inch sand bed , would the 8(area)(depth of ned) be good?

Can I mix these two, https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/aragonite-fiji-pink-dry-sand-40lbs-caribsea.html and a 20lb https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/fiji-pink-arag-alive-live-reef-sand.html. For a 60 gallon rectangle

Hi all, For folks that keep coral on the sand bed, particularly LPS - how do you go about cleaning your sand bed? Just be very careful around them?

Hey guys, fairly new to the hobby and wanted to get some different opinions on tips and tricks you guys might have picked up on when moving your tanks. From my understanding I will need to get new sand because the old sand will contain dangerous gasses. If I am totally off by saying this please...

So my uncle passed away back August and left behind several of his tanks, only one saltwater tank with life in it. It’s a biocube, but he was pretty weak towards the end and admittedly it got a little out of hand. I somehow managed to drive the tank and fish from Colorado to Washington and keep...

Hi everyone. So today I was cleaning my dt and finally have had enough with my choice of substrate. I choose fine sand thinking I’d get this nice smooth sand bed but that’s all from reality. It looks great for an hour but then you’ll come back to look at the tank and it’s just big piles of sand...

I have a hector goby that loves to sift the fine grain sand I have in my current tank. I was thinking of upgrading to a 6 foot shallow LPS tank so the flow pattern will be different and I wasn't sure if I get fine grain again if it will just blow everywhere, but I'm also worried that the special...

Hey all! I'm looking for suggestions on corals that will be happy on the sand bed, or on a small island for support if needed at the very bottom of my tank. PAR in the area I'm looking at comes in around 220. I've been looking around and visited the best local coral shop for inspiration, but I'm...

It is with a heavy heart that I post my Red Sea Reefer XXL 750 for sale, this is a complete kit with pumps, skimmer, Apeks, UV, livestock, and a mixing station. I am getting married and bought a new house with my fiancée, and the new house won't work with the tank. It is a fully running reef...

Hey everyone, have a quick question. I have been battling Dino’s for awhile now and they are the ones where they go into the sand bed at night. Been frustrating to say the least, I have gotten my Phosphates and Nitrates up but no results at all. My question is should I just get rid of the sand I...

First build! Looking for suggestions on sand. Currently deciding between Pink fiji and special grade. Anyone have any suggestions on pros and cons for each! This is a Red Sea Reefer 170, with a sump conversion.

Hello, I don’t know how exactly all started but I have high ammonia for over 3 weeks now. I’m adding api ammonia lock, prime, api quick start and stability.I did water change 4 times and ammonia is still the same. I had star fish that my puffer was picking all the time and die and one small...

Hey y’all so my tanks about 2 years old now I’ve been having phosphate issues which have caused major algae Dino cyano who knows what was at .92 phosphates now at .16 looks like it’s going away hopefully while i was fighting it I’ve been siphoning it off the sand bed and picked up too much...

Hey all! I’m currently about to redo my tank, and was given a bag of sand for free of 2-4mm crushed coral and sand mix. It’s all cleaned, never been used, and since it’s free I wanna use it. But I plan on keep snails that love substrate, as well as other critters, like nassarius/zombie snails...

Hey all! I’m currently about to redo my tank, and was given a bag of sand for free of 2-4mm crushed coral and sand mix. It’s all cleaned, never been used, and since it’s free I wanna use it. But I plan on keep snails that love substrate, as well as other critters, like nassarius/zombie snails...

Hi all, I am getting ready to place an elegance coral in my tank and wondering about how to place it on my sand bed. Should I place the elegance on the sand bed or should I plan to bury the skeleton into the sand bed to prop it upwards? My sand bed is on the shallower side (1”) for where I’d...

Hi, I have a 55 gallon tank that Im planning to turn into a reef tank. I bought 70 pounds of sand and this is what my tank looks like after 35 pounds of sand I feel like if I add the other 35 pounds of sand, it'll be too much, how much more should I add or is this good enough?

Hi Everyone, I am booting up my second tank. I know everyone is pro for bare bottom when keeping sps tanks, however I cannot live without wrasses especially leopards. So this begs me to ask my fellow reefers what sand are you using / recommend? I’ve been looking at the Af Bio Sand, and special...

Hi, I own a leopard wrasse for 4 months now and its doing pretty well except at night. When the lights go out it almost always struggles to find a spot to bury himself. It’s so frustrating to watch because he starts trying around 1hour before the lights go out and gets very stressed out when...

Hey, I’ve had a diatom outbreak recently but fixed it, it was all because of my water. But there were diatoms all over it and I haven’t been able to get them off even with picking them off I cannot get them. And I’m not sure what to do because it has not opened up in a while, I’ve never actually...