What's everyone using for subrstrate?

[jwshowski]

I currently have very fine sand, sugar size, and I cannot put a lot of flow in the tank because it causes a sandstorm. I am thinking about putting the fine sand in the sump/refuge for pods and getting a different substrate for the display, maybe only 1" worth just for looks. What would you reccommend? I dont like the look of BB, so that is out of the question. I currently have lps, sps, and zoos in the tank, looking to make it more of a sps tank tho.
Thanks
Jay

 

[DrBDC]

I had southdown aka sugar sized oolitic and a mixed reef in my last tank and I was still able to achieve almost 60X turnover. It's all a matter of placement of the ph's and what kind. A 300 gph maxijet can be harder to get proper placement than a 1500 seio or a tunze. Just like business and real estate, location location location.

 

[Shooter7]

I have a mix of sugar fine and a larger grade of aragonite. Have to say the larger particles tend to show grunge more easily. I'm actually thinking about getting something like a diamond goby to sift it for me - worried about it burying my corals though. My snails and conch aren't doing the job. I had some problems with drifting because of my powerhead mounting limitations at first, but now that I have magnet holders, I have been able to open my seios up full throttle. I need to get more flow though, so who knows after I add that.

 

[geoxman]

white sand from Lowes mixed with oyster shell, chicken feed, from F&S.
Both cost me about $5 combined

 

[spooda420]

Re: What's everyone using for subrstrate?

<a What would you reccommend?
Jay [/B]

My tank is BB with a cuttingboard cut to fit.. its covered in coraline so you cant even see it...

I like it better and I have less of a problem with po4...

Look in to BB tanks I think is less of a maintenance hassle.

Chris

 

[MayoBoy]

CaribSea Aragonite Seaflor Special Grade Reef Sand

Tunze 6060, Mag 9.5 return, Eheim 1250 closed loop. No drifting or movement to speak of.

 

[saltyunderground]

CaribSea Aragonite Seaflor Special Grade Reef Sand

 

[gbecker]

CaribSea Aragonite Seaflor Special Grade Reef Sand

 

[Dert42]

southdown. although mine seems to be really fine.

 

[bjc451]

i have the seafloor shells from cpe

 

[Paul B]

asphalt

 

[revclyburn]

SOUTHDOWN,(R.I.P.)................

it generally settles down and doesn't cause a storm so easily once it's established. Maybe one day, someone with get a contract like Old Castle and bring it back.

Rev

 

[Im Lon 2]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8492995#post8492995 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MayoBoy
CaribSea Aragonite Seaflor Special Grade Reef Sand

:thumbsup:

 

[bigcasino]

Southdown

 

[Lothar]

Diamonds. 5 to 7 carats so they don't blow around.

 

[DrBDC]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8528075#post8528075 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lothar
Diamonds. 5 to 7 carats so they don't blow around.

I need to get some diversity in the tank's fauna. Care to do a cup of sand trade? Or more is fine too.

 

[thatguy]

Pennies.

All of my inverts die the second I put them in the tank but my fish seem to be disease free.


The pennies sit on a layer of:
CaribSea Aragonite Seaflor Special Grade Reef Sand

 

[DrBDC]

I bet that looks really nice next to a copperbanded butterfly. Probably a really cool moonlight view too!

 

[Lothar]

Seriously, I'm going to try that Seachem Kona Coast aragonite in my new tank. Probably 3/4" or so. Looking for something a little differrent and heavier so it doesn't blow around with the flow. Wanted to go BB but can't get use to the look. I can't find any feedback on it so I guess I'll be the lab rat.

 

[Indermark]

Seachem substrate

Seachem substrate

I am looking at the seachem substrate product line as well. I want to go with Meridian. I can't find any info regarding any of the seachem substrate as well. I hope thats not a bad thing. I guess its better than finding a ton of negative comments about it.

Ryan