Mixing sand

[BigDaddyD1992]

Can you mix CaribSea Original Grade Ocean Direct Live Reef Sand with CaribSea Special Grade Arag-Alive! Live Reef Sand? I already have a bag of the ocean direct and want to get a bag of the special grade to have a mix of grian sizes but also get the benefits of the ocean direct kind.

 

[Deftones2015]

You can mix them but the smaller grains will settle toward the bottom rather than the different grain sizes staying mixed.

 

[shifty51008]

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No need to spend extra money on live sand either, dry sand will become just as live after time

 

[CStrickland]

Since the Ocean Direct sand is like .5-6.5mm it has a broad range of grain sizes in it. I'd find some dry sand that you like the look of, something in the 1-2mm range is pretty standard, and rinse it well before adding to your tank. Then I'd put the bag of live sand down in 3 or 4 piles so that bacteria can seed the dry stuff. You'll save $ and have less cloudiness than if you go all live sand.

Like the other posters said, mixing diff sizes doesn't really work out.