How much sand in 125gal?

mitsurs01 · 12/22/2009, 07:20 PM

How much sand should go in a 125 fowlr that Is 6 ft long?

wab · 12/22/2009, 07:30 PM

Hi, that all depends on how deep you want the sand to be.

mitsurs01 · 12/22/2009, 07:35 PM

Not terribly what is minimum to still get the beneficial bacteria for nitrification

wab · 12/22/2009, 07:39 PM

Check out this site,areamulchandsoils.com. on top put in your tank measurements length width and depth. the calculation is in tons so just multiply say for ha ha's .12x 2000 and that would be 225 lbs of sand. good luck

Myteemouse · 12/22/2009, 07:43 PM

I have a 24 inch wide 5 foot long 125 and I bought 120 lbs of sand for it..
Well after putting it in I realized I didn't want 5 inches of sand in my tank,, soo
I removed something like 40 lbs and I roll with around 80 lbs and it gives me around 2-3 inches of sand..

Hockey0000325 · 12/22/2009, 07:44 PM

I would say a sand bed of 2-3" is good!

Blownsvt · 12/22/2009, 09:41 PM

i have 120# in my 6' 125.

bertoni · 12/22/2009, 09:45 PM

There's a calculator on the RC home page that'll work. I'd just use an inch or so for looks, most likely. I'm not sure that the sandbed will do much filtration in any case.

thegrun · 12/22/2009, 09:53 PM

Tank length in inches x width in inches x desired depth divided by 20 = pounds of sand needed

Daimyo68 · 12/22/2009, 11:58 PM

Sand bed calculator
http://www.reefcentral.com/calc/SandBed.php

I have a 36x18, 70g oceanic. With those measurements, and a desired sand depth of 1.5", it comes to 51lbs of sand, so I bought 60lbs.
The typical 125 measures roughly 72x18x24. With those measurements and a desired sand depth of 1.5", it comes to 101lbs of sand

Measure your inside dimensions, and then play around with the calculator from there with different sand depths.

Do you have a refugium figured into your system? If yes, then 1"-1.5" sand depth in the DT is what I would say.
If no refugium, then 5-6" sand bed. (Someone correct me if thats wrong for a depth in the DT)

12/22/2009, 07:20 PM	#1
mitsurs01 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: illinois Posts: 306	How much sand in 125gal? How much sand should go in a 125 fowlr that Is 6 ft long?

12/22/2009, 07:30 PM	#2
wab Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: nj Posts: 512	Hi, that all depends on how deep you want the sand to be. __________________ 1 year plus and still I DON'T KNOW!!!! LOL Current Tank Info: 45 high 30 breeder sump/refuge diy

12/22/2009, 07:39 PM	#4
wab Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: nj Posts: 512	Check out this site,areamulchandsoils.com. on top put in your tank measurements length width and depth. the calculation is in tons so just multiply say for ha ha's .12x 2000 and that would be 225 lbs of sand. good luck __________________ 1 year plus and still I DON'T KNOW!!!! LOL Current Tank Info: 45 high 30 breeder sump/refuge diy

12/22/2009, 07:43 PM	#5
Myteemouse Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 53	I have a 24 inch wide 5 foot long 125 and I bought 120 lbs of sand for it.. Well after putting it in I realized I didn't want 5 inches of sand in my tank,, soo I removed something like 40 lbs and I roll with around 80 lbs and it gives me around 2-3 inches of sand.. __________________ POWER PIG HELLO, I'M BURNING Gotta get it right sometime 125 penninsula 9 months old SPS LPS ZOO's lots of fish.

12/22/2009, 09:45 PM	#8
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	There's a calculator on the RC home page that'll work. I'd just use an inch or so for looks, most likely. I'm not sure that the sandbed will do much filtration in any case. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

12/22/2009, 07:35 PM	#3
mitsurs01 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: illinois Posts: 306	Not terribly what is minimum to still get the beneficial bacteria for nitrification

12/22/2009, 07:44 PM	#6
Hockey0000325 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Rochester Posts: 268	I would say a sand bed of 2-3" is good!

12/22/2009, 09:41 PM	#7
Blownsvt Moved On Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 514	i have 120# in my 6' 125.

12/22/2009, 09:53 PM	#9
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Tank length in inches x width in inches x desired depth divided by 20 = pounds of sand needed

12/22/2009, 11:58 PM	#10
Daimyo68 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North Palm Beach, FL Posts: 2,270	Sand bed calculator http://www.reefcentral.com/calc/SandBed.php I have a 36x18, 70g oceanic. With those measurements, and a desired sand depth of 1.5", it comes to 51lbs of sand, so I bought 60lbs. The typical 125 measures roughly 72x18x24. With those measurements and a desired sand depth of 1.5", it comes to 101lbs of sand Measure your inside dimensions, and then play around with the calculator from there with different sand depths. Do you have a refugium figured into your system? If yes, then 1"-1.5" sand depth in the DT is what I would say. If no refugium, then 5-6" sand bed. (Someone correct me if thats wrong for a depth in the DT) __________________ 120g, 50g Sump, SRO XP2000i, MP40W x2, DIY Hybrid LED/T5 Fixture, Apex PBMAS VP 2010-11 PBMAS 2017 President Last edited by Daimyo68; 12/23/2009 at 12:08 AM.