cc or live sand base

[tiffbritty]

quick ? what is better cc or sand base. is it just amatter preference.

 

[byrself]

basically it's personal preference, although i recommend a sand based substrate rather than crushed coral. or if you do use cc just use a shallow bed. the crushed coral will trap alot more debris than the regular sand will. i don't have live sand, i just have aragonite reef sand (bagged). i do have critters in it from the live rock though.

 

[crazy4reefs]

i agree a dsb or a sand bed is more beneficial and imo just looks better.

 

[old hermit]

i would go with the dsb, i switched from cc to dsb and that was a pain to do with fish and lr.

 

[gregbva]

Hello,
I have a 29 gallon and have Live Rock and Live Sand and my nitrites, Nitrates and Ammonia are perfect. I believe in the live because I have a small animal living in the live sand making small holes and eating the left over waste and food.
I think you need more live rock and live sand, add a protein skimmer and a good filter with 2 or 3 good powerheads to move the water around in the tank.
Thanks,
Greg

 

[joe's reefer]

dsb all around looks better and is more benefecial

 

[tropicalreefs]

tiffbritty,
Go for the DSB. It's probably something you would want to do in the future anyway because of the benefits. Being that you have a 125 and from all of the trouble that others on this sight have gone through converting, it's your best bet.