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Old 11-30-2011, 06:56 PM
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Hey everyone, I have a question for all of you, I am in the middle of getting everything for my new set up im building, I have a 36x20x20 for my main tank, and a 25 gallon sump/refugium, My question is, How many pounds of sand should I get for my main tank, I am looking for about 1 inch of sand for the 36x20 tank. Thanks in advance guys!
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Old 11-30-2011, 07:29 PM
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Check out:
http://www.garf.org/calculators/SandBedCalculator.asp

Should tell you exactly what you need, and can play with it a bit if you want.

And don't buy "Live Sand" if you're getting any live rock, it will be "Live" after just a day or 2 with rock seeding it. Lots of opinions on this matter though, same as everything in our tanks :P.
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And don't buy "Live Sand" if you're getting any live rock, it will be "Live" after just a day or 2 with rock seeding it. Lots of opinions on this matter though, same as everything in our tanks :P.
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