Also looking for opinions on this live sand

Kryten · #1 02-16-2006, 05:59 PM

Thanks again. I'm planning to setup a small system ~20gal in my living room with minimal anything. I'm a fan of the theory that with enough live rock you don't need to do much to the tank, so I won't have a sump or fuge or any filters. Maybe just a small air-driven protein skimmer. I'm also not really planning to try and keep any particularly finicky corals.

I also have a 45 gal tank in my office that I want to switch to sand from the rough crushed coral (.5-1 cm) that I have now. So I guess the key to having sand then is to make sure you have just enough flow to not mess it all up? I don't really like the look of a tank with no substrate. What's the best grain size or type to use to maximize the bacterial filtration? Also am I best off going with a dsb of 4 inches or so, or is an inch or two sufficient?

Thanks!

Myanth · #2 02-16-2006, 06:03 PM

I used sugar sand, running 1200 gph through my sump and three 300 gph powerheads, I get some erosion patterns but they look natural and I like it, nothing becomes water-bourne (sp). All the finest particles were removed when rinsing or in the next week with a sponge in my sump.

Rinse rinse rinse.

Mike

Bartman · #3 03-03-2006, 03:06 AM

Regarding seeding live sand; has anyone tried GARF grunge and can comment on it?

Quagmire · #4 03-03-2006, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Bartman

Regarding seeding live sand; has anyone tried GARF grunge and can comment on it?

I talked to them about 3 or 4 yrs ago,to see if I could get some.At that time they wouldn't ship accross the border.Maybe you may have better luck now.Try sending an Email to them.