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I could use some help deciding if I should put sand in my tank. The tank is a Red Sea reefer 350. It was a mixed tank before I moved but I didn’t have much luck with SPS. I am restarting tank in new house. I have spent quite a bit upgrading tank so I’m hoping to have better luck. (This is my 5th tank).
The build will be the 75 gal display with a trigger 26 with roller mat sump, a RO elite 150sss skimmer with neck scraper and waste collector, a Neptune COR 20 return that will run through a pentair UV to the return line. Tank will be run through an apex and will do auto water changes through dos and have a second dos for dosing tank. The lights are radion g5 30 x 2. I currently have 2 mp40s to go on the back wall. I have already put ABS plastic on the bottom of the tank. I was planning on adding 2 more mp40s to the bottom of tank. The rock is Marco rock that I broke up and built a habitat negative space aquascape similar to BRS. There’s a lot of caves and overhangs. The tank is adjacent to garage so a lot of equipment will be in there and go through wall.
I was originally planning on SPS bare bottom. My wife just informed me that she loved the LPS and softies in my original tank and isn’t happy I wasn’t planning on including them. I want her to be involved in the tank. If I skip the second set of power heads, would this work ok for a mixed reef? Should I add sand if I plan on going mixed? I spent a lot on making this low maintenance and wasn’t planning on siphoning tank. I assume I will need to do so if I add sand at least once a month or so. The rock has a lot of nooks and overhangs that will make siphoning hard. What are your guys thoughts on adding sand?
The build will be the 75 gal display with a trigger 26 with roller mat sump, a RO elite 150sss skimmer with neck scraper and waste collector, a Neptune COR 20 return that will run through a pentair UV to the return line. Tank will be run through an apex and will do auto water changes through dos and have a second dos for dosing tank. The lights are radion g5 30 x 2. I currently have 2 mp40s to go on the back wall. I have already put ABS plastic on the bottom of the tank. I was planning on adding 2 more mp40s to the bottom of tank. The rock is Marco rock that I broke up and built a habitat negative space aquascape similar to BRS. There’s a lot of caves and overhangs. The tank is adjacent to garage so a lot of equipment will be in there and go through wall.
I was originally planning on SPS bare bottom. My wife just informed me that she loved the LPS and softies in my original tank and isn’t happy I wasn’t planning on including them. I want her to be involved in the tank. If I skip the second set of power heads, would this work ok for a mixed reef? Should I add sand if I plan on going mixed? I spent a lot on making this low maintenance and wasn’t planning on siphoning tank. I assume I will need to do so if I add sand at least once a month or so. The rock has a lot of nooks and overhangs that will make siphoning hard. What are your guys thoughts on adding sand?