Sand or crushed coral

homer1475 · 04/07/2015, 07:13 AM

So I've been doing some serious reading on here, and I've come to the conclusion that sand is better then crushed coral.

It was my understanding that I bought sand, but it appears to be crushed coral?

It was caribsea arag-alive sand(confusing part). So is it sand or crushed coral? I'm going to assume its crushed coral as that's exactly what it looks like.

Should I switch over to sand or is the crushed coral going to be fine?

laga77 · 04/07/2015, 08:10 AM

I use a 50-50 mix.

gone fishin · 04/07/2015, 09:14 AM

IMO sand is much better to use than crushed coral. Detritus collects in the crushed coral causing issues down the road and some bottom dwellers do not do well on crushed coral.

I would imagine it would say sand or crushed coral on the bag. Good luck

SFish · 04/07/2015, 09:24 AM

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SFish · 04/07/2015, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by homer1475

So I've been doing some serious reading on here, and I've come to the conclusion that sand is better then crushed coral.

It was my understanding that I bought sand, but it appears to be crushed coral?

It was caribsea arag-alive sand(confusing part). So is it sand or crushed coral? I'm going to assume its crushed coral as that's exactly what it looks like.

Should I switch over to sand or is the crushed coral going to be fine?

What u have is sand. Sand comes in different grades. You may have coarse sand. Fine sand can get blown around by your water flow. Crushed coral is not fine at all. As stated it will trap all kinds of stuff.

04/07/2015, 07:13 AM	#1
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	Sand or crushed coral So I've been doing some serious reading on here, and I've come to the conclusion that sand is better then crushed coral. It was my understanding that I bought sand, but it appears to be crushed coral? It was caribsea arag-alive sand(confusing part). So is it sand or crushed coral? I'm going to assume its crushed coral as that's exactly what it looks like. Should I switch over to sand or is the crushed coral going to be fine?

04/07/2015, 08:10 AM	#2
laga77 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Alsip, IL Posts: 1,133	I use a 50-50 mix. __________________ Four legs good. Two legs better. Current Tank Info: 50G SPS/NPS Reef, 120G Mixed Reef, 120G FOWRL, 29G Seahorse tank, 20G Observation tank,

04/07/2015, 09:14 AM	#3
gone fishin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wyocena Wi Posts: 6,936	IMO sand is much better to use than crushed coral. Detritus collects in the crushed coral causing issues down the road and some bottom dwellers do not do well on crushed coral. I would imagine it would say sand or crushed coral on the bag. Good luck __________________ Tony Current Tank Info: 180gal DT, BM NAC77 skimmer,3 Maxspect razors, Maxspect Gyre 150, 30g QT

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SFish Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,062	Typo