Sand ?

[FREAKINRICAN69]

I like oolite sand but can’t do it on shallow tanks. The flow will blow it everywhere. Southdown for the win lol

LOL

 

[FREAKINRICAN69]

I’m not a huge fan of bare bottom tanks, it’s looking like the mix is the best option for me

I like mixed as well. But feel like doing something different.

 

[Fcmatt]

All i know is that Tropic eden miniflakes WILL blow around in a high flow SPS tank. No way around it unless you are low flow or have such a tall tank that you do not have high flow at the bottom. Guaranteed it will shift wherever the flow takes it. If I was going to do it again I would go a step up and mix with the higher step up. Whatever those names are in the eden family of sands. That would probably give the most optimal results in a SPS tank with a grain size that is appealing versus blowing around.

All I know is that I want high enough flow to get debris raised up into the water column from the sand to reach the overflow and skimmer. I knew what I was getting into but with carpet anemones I was willing to deal with it. But as I clean the tank over time I have been sucking some out in prep to replace it with the next higher up sized grains. I am hoping this gives me a reasonable compromise for my situation. If it was just SPS? I would do what I recommended above.

 

[CrypticLifeStyle]

Used sand from under low tide from Humarock beach. Still the sand in the tank, I would risk again.