Caribsea - Seaflor vs sugar sized sand

alanmorehead · 11/01/2006, 01:36 PM

Anyone have any opinions on Caribsea Seaflor Special Grade Reef Sand vs. Caribsea Aragamax Sugar Sized Sand?

I need to get some sand for my new 54g tank setup. I have the Seaflor Special Grade Reef Sand now in my small tank and have never had the finer sugar-sized sand before. I was curious to see if there would be any real benefits to going with the finer sugar-sized sand? The LFS that I have credit at only carries the sugar-sized bags.

lucifersreef · 11/01/2006, 01:51 PM

im not sure of pros and cons, but im sure your LFS will order in the bags of Seaflor... if that is what you decide you need

jgoodrich71 · 11/01/2006, 02:14 PM

It depends on what kind of water movement you have/need. The oolitic sand blow around very easily. This to me is a major downside. At one point I had it and it was always on the bottom half of my rocks. The corners almost never had any sand in them because of the water flow I had.

You may try mixing the two. I eventually did this in that tank. Wherever the sand was blown out, I put a larger particle size.

batguano · 11/01/2006, 02:20 PM

Also depends on the livestock you put in the tank to some degree. For instance, some of the smaller wrasses require fine sand to burrow in. Is this an issue for you?

sir_dudeguy · 11/01/2006, 03:08 PM

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Also depends on the livestock you put in the tank to some degree. For instance, some of the smaller wrasses require fine sand to burrow in. Is this an issue for you?

that is also true for stuff like diamond gobies...they need sand so that they can sift thru it...i'd think its pretty hard to do that with thicker stuff

Chrisrush · 11/01/2006, 03:56 PM

My 2 small twin spot gobies can sift through the seaflor sand. It's larger than the sugar fine which helps to keep it on the tank floor.

bpd964 · 11/01/2006, 04:03 PM

I used Caribsea Seaflor on my previous setup but when I started over, i used southdown which was a major mistake. Sand particles everywhere. It's depressing. :-(

xtrstangx · 11/01/2006, 04:06 PM

The Seafloor stuff is really nice. I like it much better than my old Southdown that I had.

Ask them to order it in, I'm sure it won't be a problem.

PatrickJ · 11/01/2006, 05:43 PM

Sugar size sand all the way, but no silly homedepot or hardware store sand.

11/01/2006, 01:36 PM	#1
alanmorehead Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 461	Caribsea - Seaflor vs sugar sized sand Anyone have any opinions on Caribsea Seaflor Special Grade Reef Sand vs. Caribsea Aragamax Sugar Sized Sand? I need to get some sand for my new 54g tank setup. I have the Seaflor Special Grade Reef Sand now in my small tank and have never had the finer sugar-sized sand before. I was curious to see if there would be any real benefits to going with the finer sugar-sized sand? The LFS that I have credit at only carries the sugar-sized bags.

11/01/2006, 02:14 PM	#3
jgoodrich71 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 849	It depends on what kind of water movement you have/need. The oolitic sand blow around very easily. This to me is a major downside. At one point I had it and it was always on the bottom half of my rocks. The corners almost never had any sand in them because of the water flow I had. You may try mixing the two. I eventually did this in that tank. Wherever the sand was blown out, I put a larger particle size. __________________ "For some reason I can't blow right." ~ crp "By the way Brian, nice colon." ~ Orchids Current Tank Info: 65 gal reef

11/01/2006, 02:20 PM	#4
batguano Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Riverhead, New York Posts: 130	Also depends on the livestock you put in the tank to some degree. For instance, some of the smaller wrasses require fine sand to burrow in. Is this an issue for you? __________________ Jim "If anyone offers you pigeon milk, say no thanks." - Fat Man. Current Tank Info: sold livestock, drained and dismantled tanks and got out.

11/01/2006, 03:56 PM	#6
Chrisrush Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,754	My 2 small twin spot gobies can sift through the seaflor sand. It's larger than the sugar fine which helps to keep it on the tank floor. __________________ Thanks, Chris Current Tank Info: 2015 Reef Savvy Dream Tank Winner

11/01/2006, 05:43 PM	#9
PatrickJ Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Luling, La Posts: 587	Sugar size sand all the way, but no silly homedepot or hardware store sand. __________________ I skim wet, therefore I am. Current Tank Info: 120 Monster

11/01/2006, 01:51 PM	#2
lucifersreef Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 96	im not sure of pros and cons, but im sure your LFS will order in the bags of Seaflor... if that is what you decide you need

11/01/2006, 04:03 PM	#7
bpd964 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bridgeport, CT Posts: 2,237	I used Caribsea Seaflor on my previous setup but when I started over, i used southdown which was a major mistake. Sand particles everywhere. It's depressing. :-(

11/01/2006, 04:06 PM	#8
xtrstangx Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Shawnee, Kansas Posts: 4,568	The Seafloor stuff is really nice. I like it much better than my old Southdown that I had. Ask them to order it in, I'm sure it won't be a problem.