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	what sand should i get for my salt water tank
Norrec Hobbyist Posts: 103 Kudos: 70 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Jun-2005	i dont know what type of sand / gravel is good for my salt water tank. i know ther are diffrent kinds and i dont know witch one to get... i gess ther is a type of sand for plants. i gess the sand has nutrents for teh plants well if any 1 could help me it would be grate. Thank You. Norrec In the age of darkness the blind man is the best guide. In the age of insanity look towards the mad man to show you the way
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, If this is a salt water tank as you mention, then you HAVE to use one of the following: Crushed Coral Crushed Oyster Shells Crushed Limestone All are carbonates and will leach into the water giving you a constant 8.2pH and saltwater hardness. Regular sand, such as playsand, most beach sand, and swimming pool sand is a silicate and is inert in the water. If you use that, then you will constantly be adjusting, and adding chemicals to maintain the waters pH and hardness. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
Norrec Hobbyist Posts: 103 Kudos: 70 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Jun-2005	is ther a way i can use the sand and coral rock i would like soem plants in my tank or can i just use the coral and still have the plants Thanks Norrec In the age of darkness the blind man is the best guide. In the age of insanity look towards the mad man to show you the way
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
Norrec Hobbyist Posts: 103 Kudos: 70 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Jun-2005	if it clears any thing up i do have some coarl in my tank.......salt water tank In the age of darkness the blind man is the best guide. In the age of insanity look towards the mad man to show you the way
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi Actually, there are very few real plants that grow in a saltwater tank. Most of what you see are not actually plants but rather higher forms of algae. You can use a crushed coral (granular) gravel, or they also market a crushed coral sand. Either would work great for your purposes. Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
Norrec Hobbyist Posts: 103 Kudos: 70 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Jun-2005	tanks for the info i aprecate it In the age of darkness the blind man is the best guide. In the age of insanity look towards the mad man to show you the way
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	yea, u cant have live plants, but i do believe it is safe to have fake, walmart has a fairly good supply that look convincingly real...fooled my mom and welcome to fp, u can also get some good quick info in chat, check out the marine forums and find out who is a salty, then when u see them in chat, im sure they can answer ur q's
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	Aragonite based Oolitic (sugar sized) sand would be the best IMO. With oolitic sand you wont have to do gravel vacs like you would with crushed coral. if it clears any thing up i do have some coarl in my tank You have base rock in your tank. [hr width='40%']I lay here in my bed and dream of you Hoping you are dreaming of me too... Someday the miles will be less and we will dream together Your heart and mine Always and Forever... Last edited by DarkRealm Overlord at 08-Jun-2005 19:16
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
Jessmoment Hobbyist Posts: 93 Kudos: 86 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-May-2005	Jess--mother is setting up a salt tank (she's pretty good at it she had a 130 gallon about 10 years ago) we used LIVE sand collected from the ocean--v nice have you guys ever Used it? Jess
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20


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