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Old 05-18-2010, 05:26 AM
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Im tired of my sugar size sand blowing everywhere. So I've decided to change my sandbed.
I have a 90g tank that will only house SPS corals and 2 vortech pumps, so I need lots of flow. I want the sand to stick to the ground but not big enough to be a detritus trap and BB is not an option kuz it looks unnatural Any suggestions???

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caribsea special grade sand works well for me with high flow that is (3x modded 6055 in a 30g and they arent getting blown around)
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Remove the sand, go bare bottom. Then you'll never have an issue.
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other than how ugly it looks....
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other than how ugly it looks....
LOL That's why I don't feel like going BB... it looks soo unnatural and unappealing I love my aquascape with sand.. it looks just like a beach



Any other suggestions?

I have 2 vortechs and I need lots of flow.. and it seems like caribsea special grade sand is winning so far LOL (Thanks Oceanic-Corals)
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That's weird because all accounts that I've heard about the vortechs suggest that the flow out the powerhead is so gentle that sand blasting wasn't an issue. In fact, someone had a shallow tank of 12 inches while running a vortech and said that sand blasting wasn't a concern for them. It looks to me like your vortech is pretty high up and it still blasts the sand? So maybe just try a heavier grain of sand?
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