Adding a fine layer of sand into an established reef?

Dark · 03/25/2013, 04:55 PM

The title says all...
I was a bare bottom phylosophy follower, but now, as my girlfriend find more beautiful a sand bottom, I have to figure out how to add some sand without any issue... If possible. Any ideas? Except of changing my girlfriend

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Ron Reefman · 03/25/2013, 05:01 PM

Turn off all your pumps and pour the sand into a funnel and down a pvc pipe that ends at the bare bottom. Pour slowly. Turn pumps back on as slowly as you can.

aandfsoccr04 · 03/25/2013, 05:18 PM

I definitely wouldn't add fine sand. Sugar fine sand will blow all over your tank and cover your corals.

Dark · 03/25/2013, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by aandfsoccr04

I definitely wouldn't add fine sand. Sugar fine sand will blow all over your tank and cover your corals.

I'm not the first one with sand in it's reef? So what the guys with sand are doing? I guess it's a flow direction setup for not having the sand "washed up", right?

If it can be an issued, crushed coral can donthe job? Coarser sand will less tend to be carried over current?

Dark

abell · 03/25/2013, 08:27 PM

Don't use live sand. I get the mid size tropic Eden. Use a PVC tube and pour to the bottom of your tank. Pretty simple process.

03/25/2013, 04:55 PM	#1
Dark Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Drummondville, Québec Posts: 131	Adding a fine layer of sand into an established reef? The title says all... I was a bare bottom phylosophy follower, but now, as my girlfriend find more beautiful a sand bottom, I have to figure out how to add some sand without any issue... If possible. Any ideas? Except of changing my girlfriend Dark __________________ As you can see, in the dark, you can't see! My reef in video --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJCbu5VmXc4 <-- Current Tank Info: 90G Mixed Reef with 80g sump, 25g fuge, 6xT5HO, MP10W vortech and Tunze, 130lbs LR

03/25/2013, 05:01 PM	#2
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	Turn off all your pumps and pour the sand into a funnel and down a pvc pipe that ends at the bare bottom. Pour slowly. Turn pumps back on as slowly as you can. __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

03/25/2013, 05:18 PM	#3
aandfsoccr04 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 3,561	I definitely wouldn't add fine sand. Sugar fine sand will blow all over your tank and cover your corals. __________________ 120 gallon mixed reef

03/25/2013, 08:27 PM	#5
abell Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pevely MO Posts: 242	Don't use live sand. I get the mid size tropic Eden. Use a PVC tube and pour to the bottom of your tank. Pretty simple process.