digger
12-01-2004, 09:16 AM
Hi,
I'm new to to this list, and just getting back into the reef hobby after 4 years.
We're setting up a coral tank in an aquarium that has been dormant but running for the last couple years. I was hoping someone could give me some ideas on the best way to set up a live sand bed,the best sand size, and should it be four inches deep or six inches ?... I have a 33 gallon and a 66 gallon tank. In each tank I have two inches of aragonite gravel on the bottom now but I'd like to add sand to it. I bought some dry aragonite sand by the pound at AI last weekend and didn't know if I can add it directly to the gravel bed. Can I just add the sand on top or should I mix it together, and is it best to do it gradually or can I do it all at once? Any recommendations would be really appreciated. I also need to find some live sand to add to the bed in order to populate it. Does anyone sell live sand?
I'm new to to this list, and just getting back into the reef hobby after 4 years.
We're setting up a coral tank in an aquarium that has been dormant but running for the last couple years. I was hoping someone could give me some ideas on the best way to set up a live sand bed,the best sand size, and should it be four inches deep or six inches ?... I have a 33 gallon and a 66 gallon tank. In each tank I have two inches of aragonite gravel on the bottom now but I'd like to add sand to it. I bought some dry aragonite sand by the pound at AI last weekend and didn't know if I can add it directly to the gravel bed. Can I just add the sand on top or should I mix it together, and is it best to do it gradually or can I do it all at once? Any recommendations would be really appreciated. I also need to find some live sand to add to the bed in order to populate it. Does anyone sell live sand?