Sand Addition

[Silverado]

I have a tank with a 2" sand bed. The sand is the sugar sized argonite. Is it ok to add sand to this bed. I will be adding Agramax live sand, but the sand size is 1 - 2 mm instead of the sugar sized.

I am going to the larger sized sand bed because I am tired of getting sand storms, or the sand all at one end of the tank.

Should I just add the larger sand, or should I remove the sand I have and replace it all, not a problem removing it all. I can use the sugar sized sand in a new refurium that I am building.

 

[Rock Anemone]

You can easily add it over the existing sand. Just do it slowly over the source of a few weeks even, to allow worms/pods etc to move up higher in the sand. So an inch one week, an inch the next etc etc.

Rock Anemone

 

[Sk8r]

You're likely to get small algae blooms in the new sand. Add a spoonful every few days. You don't say the size of tank: I am assuming a 20. Scatter the patches of new sand. And have snails and hermits on standby.

 

[Silverado]

110 galon set up

Sand I Agra live sand packed in water