Which Sand?

rdnyva · 01/13/2006, 04:53 PM

Since Southdown has disappeared, I've been thnking about going with CaribeSea Aragamax Oolitic Select Suger Sized Reef Sand for my new 125. The grain size is 0.5-1.02. Is this a good sand or is there something else I should be looking at. Anybody have this stuff. I'm planning on going with a shallow sand bed.

Dubbin1 · 01/13/2006, 05:06 PM

It will work just fine.

Entropy · 01/13/2006, 05:10 PM

DSB or SSB? For a DSB I think it will be fine, but for a SSB I would go with bigger grain size.

rdnyva · 01/13/2006, 06:09 PM

It's gonna be a SSB. They also have a .2-1.2 , would that be better? Why? Thanks for the input.

hookdonreefs · 01/13/2006, 07:50 PM

A fine sand is better for ssb a mix is better for dsb. The carib-sea website explains it all.

01/13/2006, 04:53 PM	#1
rdnyva Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,106	Which Sand? Since Southdown has disappeared, I've been thnking about going with CaribeSea Aragamax Oolitic Select Suger Sized Reef Sand for my new 125. The grain size is 0.5-1.02. Is this a good sand or is there something else I should be looking at. Anybody have this stuff. I'm planning on going with a shallow sand bed. __________________ 150 gal mixed reef Apex Lite 2 - MP40 QD Vertex Omega 180i Skimmer ReefBreeders Photon 50 V2

01/13/2006, 05:10 PM	#3
Entropy Texas Reefer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Round Rock, TX Posts: 13,656	DSB or SSB? For a DSB I think it will be fine, but for a SSB I would go with bigger grain size. __________________ Rich Overton 150G cube FOWLR, 30g sump, ReefKeeperII, 3x Koralia 1400's, QuiteOne 3000, Reef Octopus DNWB150, 4x 30w Par38 LED. Current Tank Info: 36x36x27 150g

01/13/2006, 06:09 PM	#4
rdnyva Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,106	It's gonna be a SSB. They also have a .2-1.2 , would that be better? Why? Thanks for the input. __________________ 150 gal mixed reef Apex Lite 2 - MP40 QD Vertex Omega 180i Skimmer ReefBreeders Photon 50 V2

01/13/2006, 05:06 PM	#2
Dubbin1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Findlay, Ohio Posts: 11,540	It will work just fine.

01/13/2006, 07:50 PM	#5
hookdonreefs Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 97	A fine sand is better for ssb a mix is better for dsb. The carib-sea website explains it all.