Help with sand choice

[tmccaffery]

I want for sure eventually a dragonet and or a jawfish. Both require sand correct? I also perhaps want a cucumber and/or bristle star to help with detritus. Any sand suggestions? I heard to go with like a 2" sand bed. Any benefit of adding sand to fuge as well? Thanks

 

[mcgyvr]

Dry caribsea special grade reef sand...
On average 1lb per gallon is good for most tanks to achieve roughly a 2" sand bed but there is a sand calculator if you really want to be accurate with it.. IMO a 2" sand bed is perfect to sand sifters/dwellers. and is usually enough in most tanks to come up over the bottom trim enough to make it visible/pleasant to the eye

As to in a fuge.. Since you asked I would answer with a no...

 

[tmccaffery]

Curious is this the same thing as special grade reef sand and only for petco?

https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/caribsea-arag-alive-natural-reef-aquarium-gravel

 

[tmccaffery]

Actually I think it's not.. Guessing petco don't carry this sand

 

[mcgyvr]

Petco does not have it..

https://www.marinedepot.com/CaribSe...uariums-CaribSea-CS0020-FISSDS-CS0050-vi.html
https://www.amazon.com/Carib-Sea-ACS00050-Aragonite-Aquarium/dp/B00025YRQQ
https://www.bigalspets.com/carib-sea-super-reef-aragonite-sand.html?sku=39965

 

[tmccaffery]

What about this sand

https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petco...nd-gravel-substrate/dww-20-bio-live-reef-sand

Reason petco is having a huge sale and also have 20% coupon that I got for redeem points

 

[mcgyvr]

Live sand and too small IMO..
Both reasons to avoid it to me..

I personally avoid "live" sand as its typically more "dead" than "live" from sitting on a warehouse shelf for who knows how long and past experience has shown that all that "dead" causes more problems with diatoms/algae/cyano,etc...

The size will also cause problems with it blowing around with decent flow.. Caribsea special grade is just about perfect for "medium" flow tanks...

 

[tmccaffery]

Got you thanks for info..