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05/22/2010, 09:05 PM
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Live sand or crushed coral???
We started out with a 12 gallon nano, and have over several years moved to a 56 gallon. The 12g had live sand, next we had a 24g which we used crushed coral, we than merged everything into a 34 gallon Red Sea with live sand. We have now purchased a 56 gallon which everything in the RSM will be moved to it. We are wondering which is better, crushed coral or live sand. Any help will be appreicated.
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05/22/2010, 09:06 PM
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Most will say the live sand for the shifter critters you will probably get. I have a minture of sand and crushed coral in mine and it works well.
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05/22/2010, 09:24 PM
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most definitely live sand.. crushed coral just creates problems in the long run.. nitrate factory.
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05/22/2010, 11:07 PM
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Crushed coral sux. Don't get it.
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05/23/2010, 02:21 AM
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crushed coral has never been a nitrate factor for me, but one thing i must agree through experience is that, crushed coral will not stay as white as sand. The crushed coral will be covered in algae and coraline algae. In a way your sand bed might look like tiny pieces of live rock later on. I think you're better off with the sand.
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05/23/2010, 06:13 AM
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live sand all the way...better looking
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05/23/2010, 10:26 AM
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Crushed coral is the devil.
Go with sand and do not buy the bagged "live sand". That stuff is a ripoff. Buy the dry stuff next to it and it will become live in no time with good quality live rock. |
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05/23/2010, 02:16 PM
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I have a bag of special grade sand sitting next to my tank so when I break it down next week I can remove my crushed coral and add the sand. I have had problems with algae and syno bacteria and hope this does the trick.
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05/23/2010, 05:22 PM
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crushed coral sucks i had for a very long time and it doesnt do anything to your tank and it looks very ugly.. i removed it and im going to get live sand
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05/23/2010, 06:36 PM
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crush coral is just a waste trap.
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