Mixing substrate

[bobbym2289]

Hello, I’m new to the hobby and have picked things up here and there from different people and ended up getting 3 unopened bags of live sand and a bucket full of old reef sand roughly the same consistency. I was wondering since they’re about the same size if it would be ok to mix them for a little bit thicker of a bed. It’s a 125 gallon tank and the unopened sand is 90lbs worth, do you think that would be enough? I’d like a 1.5” bed which is the reason I would mix them. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

[Redfoxtang]

Once rinsed and cleaned you should have no issues with mixing the sand. I’ve done this multiple times with no effects whatsoever.

 

[bobbym2289]

That’s good to hear! I’ve rinsed it several times and definitely got a lot of dirt out