sand bed ?

[jrjackson]

so im setting up a new 120 reef 4x2x2 and am unsure of how much sand i will need

 

[downbeach]

so im setting up a new 120 reef 4x2x2 and am unsure of how much sand i will need

How deep do you want it? 60lbs. will give you about 1", so 120# = 2", 180# = 3"

 

[jrjackson]

what would you say, the place iam buying said i would need 160 lbs for 2 1/2 sand bed. not looking for deep sand bed, but dont want to end up with bare spots.

 

[Mike S]

I went with a 2 to 3 inch sanded when I set up my 120. I think I used 2 to 3 30 pound bags of tropic eden reef flakes. It was pretty enlightening how dirty it was when I broke down that tank a month ago and I was pretty religious about cleaning what I could once a week.

My current tank has a footprint of 72" X 36" and 3 30 pound bags of reef flakes gave me 1" of cover. At first the currents would leave a bare spot or two but now it's staying in place.

 

[Fish Brain]

This is an easy question to answer, NONE, run bare bottom! Hahaha . The flow you can achieve with BB will keep corals happy, and you do not have to maintain the sandbed. So it's a double win!


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[Hockeynut]

Or you could go with more a rubble look and it won't get blown around like fine sand so you could do just a thin layer easier to clean with just a turkey blaster once a week. Just a thought

 

[JRWOHLER]

Depends too on how much rock you put down. I have a fairly wide covering of rock(I laid it down first on top of cutting boards FYI) so I think I used like 120 lb total and my sand bed is probably 4-6 inches but there a rock base under my two rock islands...4x2 120G. I mixed some live sand and some dry to save on cost.