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11/20/2006, 08:49 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Grants Pass, Oregon
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what size sand is everybod useing
just curious. when i first set up my tank 3 months ago, i used the sugar sized stuff. well this weekend, i had to break my tank down completely (another story). since i had broken down the tank, i bought some .5-1 sized sand. still very small, but should work great. so what is everybody useing...
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11/20/2006, 08:52 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Xenia
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I use Tropical eden pure aragonite 1. to 2. size
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11/20/2006, 09:14 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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I use Arag-alive Bahama white oolite.
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11/20/2006, 10:50 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Groveland, FL
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I use play sand from lowes
 mixed with pavers step 1 sand from lowes
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2 yellows tail damsels, yellow watchman goby, tail spot blennie, purple pseudocromis, starry blennie, 2 clowns, 1 black clown, mandarine & Yellow tang Current Tank Info: 125 AGA, 3 40W 6500K, 3 110W URI Actinics, running on 2 IceCaps 660, CSS125 |
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11/20/2006, 12:54 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Chesapeake
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i couldnt decide, so i bought 1 bag of about 5 types of sand.... there problem solved, and my sand looks great, little bit of it all in there haha
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11/20/2006, 02:39 PM
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Team RC Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: STL
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Caribsea fiji pink for me.
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11/20/2006, 05:28 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Kuna, ID
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Home depot quartz blasting sand
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11/20/2006, 06:04 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Silverthorne, CO.
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Sugar sized.
from carib sea.
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11/20/2006, 06:44 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: new jersey
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the bigger the sand the bigger algae
 do yourself a favor and go barebottom you'll stay in the hobby longer
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11/20/2006, 06:47 PM
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Moved On
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Greensboro, NC
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sugar baby...
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11/20/2006, 07:44 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: GA
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I am going to use this. http://www.aquariumsuppliesforless.c...roduct&id=1585
Unless there is a reason i shouldnt. Anyone? |
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11/20/2006, 08:08 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Redlands, CA
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I was using AragaLive sand and just set up a 65 gallon with Southdown Sand. That stuff is pretty...but it is so fine. Every time you go into the tank to move something, there is a giant sand storm.
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