280g Inwall

lastlight · #1 10-21-2010, 04:59 PM

You are CLOSE now it's gotta feel good. Glad to see another Ranco user...was it being used on your other tank or was it in storage?

I think the sugar sand is far too fine for a SPS tank but maybe that's just me. I like the Aragamax Select personally but might go a bit courser next time so I can really move some water.

I find the sand looks far different under water and under lights so the bags are even a touch misleading to me anyways. I know that doesn't help much but...

Delphinus · #2 10-21-2010, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by lastlight

You are CLOSE now it's gotta feel good. Glad to see another Ranco user...was it being used on your other tank or was it in storage?

Storage - I bought two of them a couple years ago when one of my heater controllers let go (might have been a Won Bros brand? Can't remember.. and I guess it's not an important detail now anyhow) so I bought two off ebay. One is in use on my FW tank and this one has been waiting patiently...

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I think the sugar sand is far too fine for a SPS tank but maybe that's just me. I like the Aragamax Select personally but might go a bit courser next time so I can really move some water.

That's a good point. I don't need anything too too fine for my own taste but for the sake of the wrasses and other fish who might like to bury themselves at night I don't want to go too big either. I'll check out Select too. The picture of it certainly looks promising.

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I find the sand looks far different under water and under lights so the bags are even a touch misleading to me anyways. I know that doesn't help much but...

Heh, no worries and it's a good point. I dunno I'm trying to imagine what sand with smattering of pink in it would look but I've found that what I imagine something will look like and what it will "actually" look like in reality seem to be not all that close together... Guess I'm gonna have to make some decisions and then just take a leap of faith. I can't imagine any choice will look "bad" though - it's just sand. (Well, maybe that painted gravel would look bad. We can eliminate that option right off the bat!

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Rbacchiega · #3 10-21-2010, 05:08 PM

I've got about 40lbs sand from the Bahamas that came with the order from Marco rocks...looked nice and tan when it was dry and is a blinding white atm in the tank...which I don't mind...only problem is it's super fine...mini sandstorms aaaaaalllll the time.

Delphinus · #4 10-21-2010, 05:20 PM

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I've got about 40lbs sand from the Bahamas that came with the order from Marco rocks...looked nice and tan when it was dry and is a blinding white atm in the tank...which I don't mind...only problem is it's super fine...mini sandstorms aaaaaalllll the time.

I imagine that should get better as the sand gets coated in bacteria but yeah I totally understand why people choose BB and just not have to worry about those things. I'm guessing the sandstorms will be terrible for me too for the first little while.