crushed coral

[yetex]

I am new to the hobby with saltwater and still unclear about many things. I have been trying to do my homework before i even start to put my aquarium together yet. I have some crushed coral though and im wondering what layer this should go on when putting in the live sand and etc.

 

[hondo]

don't mix CC with sand as the larger grain size of the CC will cause it to eventually rise to the top of the sand bed and that will defeat the purpose of the sand bed. either use small sugar size sand or CC but not both. Most people are prefering to go with sand bed or DSB but many people do use CC without any problems (it just needs to be cleaned often as apposed to a DSB that does not require cleaning).

 

[ichiromariners]

crushed coral is easily cleaned with crabs.

 

[raiderfan]

i have had a 26 gallon c.c. tamk going for a while and have noticed that more frequent water changes are needed. after the initial algea bloom was taken care of the tank is coming along nicely
to see pics go to
http://msnusers.com/saltwaterfishtanks
and click on pictures then click on albums befor algea and the update pics not alot there but will give you some idea you can see what wonders snails can do on algea along with crabs

 

[killyah]

raiderfan nice setup, but the lion will out grow that tank fast!

 

[josh]

Hi,
I have a 29 gallon tank that I used to have a 2" cc bed in. I moved about 6 months ago and took the opportunity to change over to a DSB. Trust me, if you saw and smelled what the cc bed was like when I took it out..... there would be NO question to go with a DSB.
This is a no brainer, if you are setting up a tank go with a DSB no question!