sand

I have attached images of my 40 gallon startup to my now 75 gallon. I had a tank with a sump for over 30 years. I developed a hair algae breakout and could never recover. I broke down the tank and sold everything. 10 years later I started again. I was going to do a cichlid tank but could...

Hey all, I'm an experienced freshwater keeper who's looking to dip my toes into saltwater. I've done my research, and I'm very much of the opinion that wild caught fish and corals are a no go. I'm from an area where wild corals are something I've never had the pleasure of seeing and I have no...

Hey all, I recently bought a complete system, the owner was running bare bottom and gave me 3x 5 gallon pails of reef sand. Not much info on them, besides it being quite fine sand and that it hasn’t been used in about 15 years. I’m familiar with rinsing and reusing sand, and this would save...

Hey all, I got a drum of sand for free, and would like to match it. Can someone please help tell me what kind it is? I was thinking special grade, but could be wrong. Thanks!

I haven't seen one on the equipment section or any of the other forums. The rip clean sand article is good but I'm surprised there isn't one for all of the points you need to consider when you upgrade/change your tank.

Hello, I have a 30 gallon hex with a pistol shrimp, yellow watchman goby, 2 clowns, and a fighting conch. I plan on adding a mandarin dragonette once my pod population is abundant, but was wondering would a fire fish do well with this? It has abundant 30ish pounds of rock work with plenty of...

Hello. My issue since day one with this tank has been the flow. My jebao wave maker is set up on the right side of my long 55 gallon. I have it 3-4 inches from the top pointed upward all the way. All my sand is moving to the right. Some times its happening slowly other times super fast. I had...

I don't want sand or agronite on the bottom because it always causes a sand storm. I also dislike bare bottom. Anyone make a great stuff foam bottom. Like they do with backgrounds, but for the bottom. Is it too boyant? I would weigh it down with live rocks. Tank is a new 125 build. It would be...

I'm having trouble with my sandbed, which is leaching phosphates and KH. Some people have suggested that I remove the sand, but I'm a bit concerned about this. Currently, there is no sand stock left in my country, so for now, I can only remove it, not replace it. Current Parameters...

Hi When I’ve added sand to the new build should I just run the return pump or mp40s and reenact aswell? Cheers

I know the pic is fuzzy. Noticed this fella cruising the glass tonight and definitely eating algae. A limpet of some sort I believe. Pretty sure I’ve also seen him stuck to the glass under the sand bed as well. Anyone know what he is and if I should be concerned?

Anybody know what this is in my sand? Tank is has been fallow for month and a half after ich, learned my lesson. Have two conch, tuebo snail, misc snails, scarlet shrimp in the tank. Conch seems to hang out close to this thing, about the size of a quarter

Anyone know what this is? I have a very fine sand in my tank, it is fallow right now treating for ich. I have two conch, two turbo snails, other random snails, a scarlet shrimp. Ive seen these piles in the corners or along the glass and my wife got a really good picture today. The conch has...

Hi I have everything needed to have the sand and salt water but I am waiting for some of the other things I’ll be getting but I was thinking how long can live sand stay in the tank without water? It’s been like a week now. Will the sand still be usable?

Hi I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on what sand I should use for a 13.5 fluval Evo tank? I actually bought some "CaribSea Bahama Oolite sand" from a fish store but upon doing some further research a lot of people say its hard for it to settle and may not be a good choice. Also I'm...

Of course im new to the hobby, my tanks is 4 months old. I’m running a 80 Gal redsea G2, with two reef led 90s, reef mat, skimmer and Red Sea reef spec carbon. I religiously do a 10% water change weekly and all my numbers have been steady. I think I understand the ugly phase but I don’t know how...

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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...