Sand Brand

Maverick986 · 04/03/2010, 10:54 PM

I am building a fuge, and down to putting in the sand. I have been weighing multiple options, primarily going to my LFS and buying bags, or purchasing some from TBS. Since I am planning on getting some LR from TBS for the fuge and figured that I would my sand as well. The thing is that overall the LS from TBS will cost me more than at the LFS.

Does anyone here have experience with both (LFS and TBS sand)? I have learned that TBS has a great reputation, and no one seems to have been disappointed. I just want to know if spending the extra buck or two per pound will be worth the investment?

DetroitReefer · 04/04/2010, 12:10 AM

I purchased Caribsea Hawiian fine and I've had zero issues. Tossed some rubble in and my pod population is healthy. Starfish, Bristleworms, my hermits, Everything down there seems to be loving it.

Maverick986 · 04/04/2010, 01:56 PM

Is it better to use fine sand over just a "regular" bag of LS?

bertoni · 04/04/2010, 07:52 PM

The "live sand" isn't very live. I just go with dry sand. I went with the finest grained variety, but I had a lower-flow system. If you want to maintain a very high flow in the tank, a coarser sand would be better.

dossfj · 04/04/2010, 09:36 PM

If you're adding a fuge to a running system you really don't need live sand, your current tank will seed it quckly enough, just use dead sand, its alot cheaper. If you wanna jumpstart it use dead sand and add specific refugium mud, which you can find at LFS or online.

04/03/2010, 10:54 PM	#1
Maverick986 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 10	Sand Brand I am building a fuge, and down to putting in the sand. I have been weighing multiple options, primarily going to my LFS and buying bags, or purchasing some from TBS. Since I am planning on getting some LR from TBS for the fuge and figured that I would my sand as well. The thing is that overall the LS from TBS will cost me more than at the LFS. Does anyone here have experience with both (LFS and TBS sand)? I have learned that TBS has a great reputation, and no one seems to have been disappointed. I just want to know if spending the extra buck or two per pound will be worth the investment?

04/04/2010, 07:52 PM	#4
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	The "live sand" isn't very live. I just go with dry sand. I went with the finest grained variety, but I had a lower-flow system. If you want to maintain a very high flow in the tank, a coarser sand would be better. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

04/04/2010, 12:10 AM	#2
DetroitReefer Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 66	I purchased Caribsea Hawiian fine and I've had zero issues. Tossed some rubble in and my pod population is healthy. Starfish, Bristleworms, my hermits, Everything down there seems to be loving it.

04/04/2010, 01:56 PM	#3
Maverick986 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 10	Is it better to use fine sand over just a "regular" bag of LS?

04/04/2010, 09:36 PM	#5
dossfj Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 140	If you're adding a fuge to a running system you really don't need live sand, your current tank will seed it quckly enough, just use dead sand, its alot cheaper. If you wanna jumpstart it use dead sand and add specific refugium mud, which you can find at LFS or online.