victoly Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 (edited) I'm working on picking substrate for my 210 gal, predominantly SPS tank. It will have 2 big gyres plus other spot-flow pumps around the tank for dead-zone mitigation. What do you have, do you like it and do you wish you'd done something different? edit this should probably go in like general reefkeeping, mods please help i need an adult. Edited November 9, 2018 by victoly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 I used the dry aragonite. I like it, haven’t had any issues.I had crushed coral in my previous setup, would never go back.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpb Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Special grade or white starboard. CC is too big, finer sand makes a mess. I’ve debated going barebottom but I just love the look of sand too much Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddius-maximus Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Tropic Eden Reefflakes. It's my goto sand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Tropic Eden Reefflakes. It's my goto sand.Ditto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Special grade or white starboard. CC is too big, finer sand makes a mess. I’ve debated going barebottom but I just love the look of sand too much Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ProSince I don’t recognize white starboard, I’m going to guess special grade.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SChrisEV Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 12 hours ago, eddius-maximus said: Tropic Eden Reefflakes. It's my goto sand. This is what I used as well when I put my current system up, I like it. My two gyres do create enough flow even after about a 1.5 years to make a bald spot in the center of the tank when the flow collides. Maybe I need some sandbags for the grains to make them a bit heavier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 +1 Tropic Eden. I mixed 1/2 and 1/2 reef flakes and mini flakes, and threw a few bags of the live versions in with mostly not live. I think you could go with just the reef flakes if you wanted to and be fine. These are the specs for the various grades Aragasnow - 0.5mm Tonga Special Pink - 0.8mm Miniflakes - 2.0mm Mesoflakes - 2.7mm Reefflakes - 3.0mm Reefflakes Grand Select - 4.5mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 My favorite is CaribSea's Fiji Pink but any coral sand with a grain size between .5mm and 1.5mm I would be happy with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshel1217 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Like juiceman said don't do crush coral disaster.... I have a maxijet 280 on my peninsula tank and it blows my tropic eden meso flakes around I would go reef flakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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