To sand or not? And what kind if i mostly will do?

[Sakudo4]

Debating on what kind if I do a sand bed
What do you guys think and what kind do you recommend
Going to run high flow!

 

[TxReefer21]

Debating on what kind if I do a sand bed
What do you guys think and what kind do you recommend
Going to run high flow!

Don’t run caribsea oolite sand lol I have bare bottom and sand

 

[TxReefer21]

Debating on what kind if I do a sand bed
What do you guys think and what kind do you recommend
Going to run high flow!

Caribsea special grade would be the way to go if you decide to go sand

 

[blaxsun]

Don’t run caribsea oolite sand lol I have bare bottom and sand

Haha, I was just thinking the same thing. Guess who went with oolite sand in his tank? My inverts just love, love, love it - but from a maintenance standpoint it’s a royal PITA.

 

[TxReefer21]

Haha, I was just thinking the same thing. Guess who went with oolite sand in his tank? My inverts just love, love, love it - but from a maintenance standpoint it’s a royal PITA.

Oh I went with the oolite too! I love it and it’s eventually settled down but does get kicked up every now and then.

 

[ReefChasers]

+1 on the special grade.

 

[MaxTremors]

I have caribsea Fiji pink or whatever it’s called. I would say my tank is medium/medium-high flow (around 70x actual tank volume turnover, but pulsing and alternating). Once the sand settled in the first few days, it hasn’t blown around since. Personally, I like the look of sand, bare-bottom just ruins the fantasy for me, so I’m willing to put up with the drawbacks that come with sand (plus I like to have animals that need sand).