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Best Saltwater Sand for a shark?

post #1 of 18
11/22/11 at 6:55pm
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Lead me to the right brands and type please? I have an idea from what people have told me but wondering what you guys think?

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post #2 of 18
11/22/11 at 7:13pm

How many gallons do you want to keep a shark in???

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post #3 of 18
11/22/11 at 7:31pm
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300 gallons

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post #4 of 18
11/22/11 at 7:31pm
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a banded cat shark

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post #5 of 18
11/22/11 at 7:33pm

I thought that it was 100 gallons???

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post #6 of 18
11/22/11 at 7:35pm
Most medium - fine grades would be fine. Just don't go with anything that's very coarse (no frayed coral). I prefer CaribSea as far as bagged sands go. Saltwaterfish.com sells live sand that they collect from the sea floor, that would be an excellent choice.
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post #7 of 18
11/22/11 at 7:38pm
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Yes i know and i did not buy it because of what you guys said i ended up buying a 300 gallon used tank and right now just have life rock and sand in it to get the cycles going and will take everything out and put the correct kind of sand? is it so hard to answer a question in this forum?

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post #8 of 18
11/22/11 at 7:39pm
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Originally Posted by BTLDreef View Post

Most medium - fine grades would be fine. Just don't go with anything that's very coarse (no frayed coral). I prefer CaribSea as far as bagged sands go. Saltwaterfish.com sells live sand that they collect from the sea floor, that would be an excellent choice.


thats exactly where i was looking thanks for the help!

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post #9 of 18
11/22/11 at 7:40pm
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Originally Posted by gtotheo4 View Post

Yes i know and i did not buy it because of what you guys said i ended up buying a 300 gallon used tank and right now just have life rock and sand in it to get the cycles going and will take everything out and put the correct kind of sand? is it so hard to answer a question in this forum?



Why are you getting defensive??? Geez...

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post #10 of 18
11/22/11 at 7:42pm
Trav, try to answer the question, not drill the OP...

To the OP, kudos to you for researching a proper setup!
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post #11 of 18
11/22/11 at 7:43pm
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im not getting defensive just wondering because you asked me the same question in the last post. I will post pictures as soon as i get it up, so you can see im trying to do things the right way trust me im the last person to like caged up fish or any animal i feel bad for them but i rather it be me in a large tank then what you see banded cat shark being put in 55 gallon tanks and ect.

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post #12 of 18
11/22/11 at 7:44pm
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Why are you getting defensive??? Geez...


Stop!
He asked a question and you interrogated him! Behave...
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post #13 of 18
11/22/11 at 7:45pm
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Stop!
He asked a question and you interrogated him! Behave...


OK, I'm DONE! LOL.

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post #14 of 18
11/22/11 at 7:46pm
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thank you both lol no problem just really trying to do the right thing!

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post #15 of 18
11/22/11 at 7:46pm

Sorry to the OP! I guess it was kinda rude...  :(

I hope that you didn't take it too close to heart!

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post #16 of 18
11/22/11 at 7:47pm
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not at all man! its all cool

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post #17 of 18
11/22/11 at 7:51pm
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not at all man! its all cool



haha nice! I hope that we can help each other in the future :)

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post #18 of 18
12/11/11 at 6:03pm

Actually - very fine grades(sugar like) of sand are best for keeping benthic sharks. As the bellies of such sharks are quite sensitive. 

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