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StirCrazy
01-03-2002, 08:09 PM
Ok I tried to use the sand bed calculator on another board but it seams not to be working. does anyone have a link to one that is working? I bought 280lbs of dolomite and I need to figure out how much I realy need images/smiles/icon_smile.gif
Steve
reefburnaby
01-03-2002, 08:38 PM
Hi,
The density is about the same as regular calcium carbonate sand (i.e. Southdown playsand). So, you can use this calculator as a reference.
http://www.reefcentral.com/calc/SandBed.htm
- Victor.
StirCrazy
01-03-2002, 08:50 PM
that one doesent work images/smiles/icon_smile.gif I get taken to the RC home page every time I click "calcuate" I did figure it out though. a 3 foot x 2 foot tank has a bottom of 6 sq feet. if I want 6" bed then one cu foot of lime will cover 2 sq feet and if 90 lbs is 1 cu ft I need 270 lbs to cover 6 sq feet 6" deep images/smiles/icon_smile.gif
damn I new all that math I have taken would come in handy for something images/smiles/icon_smile.gif
Steve
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