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View Poll Results: What size substrate do you use in your high flow SPS tank and why?
Sugar Sand 28 28.87%
Aragamax Select 50 51.55%
Larger 19 19.59%
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Old 08-15-2012, 04:33 AM
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I used sugar sand and I'm SORRY. Sugar sand + one pair of clowns (that lift the sand)+ powerful powerheads = lots of sandstorms.
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Old 08-15-2012, 05:27 AM
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I had/have 2-3" of sugar sand in my tanks....wouldn't have anything else
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Old 08-15-2012, 05:43 AM
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Select or other larger sized sand. I hate sandstorms.
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Old 08-25-2012, 12:07 AM
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I had to cover my medium grade sand with crushed coral to keep the sand staying on the bottom of the tank.
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Old 09-02-2012, 11:38 PM
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Am still using sugar size sand in my high flow SPS system. The system is 110 galling long tank w/6 power head 4 evo 4 koralia + 2 tunze 6045 modified + 2 clown fish + 2 wrasse. Does it work yes! Would I do use sugar size sand again no. I used it because I like the look!*
I do get the occasional controlled sand storm, but it never seem to bother the SPS, I always have full polyp extension even with the sand storm.
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