How much sand

[crcoachm]

How much sand do I need to get for a 75 gallon tank
48" long by 18" wide
I think I am looking to get 2" of depth of sand
does that sound about right?

 

[aarone]

for my 55 i had about 80 # of sand, and it was not enough for a DSB. I would reccommend about 150 # for your tank.

 

[lionstorm]

I have a 75 gallon and 150 lbs may be overkill, 150 gave me about a 4 1/2" DSB, if you only want a 2 inch try 100 lbs. You may need more but see where you are with 100 first.

 

[peacetypes]

i have about 175 lbs in my 75

 

[lionstorm]

how deep does that make your sand bed peace? crcoachm only wants 2 inches so they're not going to need a whole lot of sand.
could probably get away with getting mostly live sand too if money isn't a problem.

 

[radcast2]

how much sand you need really depends on what type of tank your gonna have (FO, FOWLR, or Reef). people still have FO tanks with bare bottoms(not including the LFS tanks). If your gonna do a reef then you want at least 4" depth.

 

[escape2thewater]

This should help you out. Just type in your tank dimensions and you will get an idea of how much you will need. It worked pretty acurately for me.
Kyle

http://www.purearagonite.com/SandBed.html

 

[aarone]

it also depends on your dimensions, 150 pounds on a 34" is gonna be dramaticlally different than a tank like his which is a 48"

 

[crcoachm]

well the switch is done
we went with 120 lbs got a good 2 inches
no cloudness we used the plastic tarp method when putting back the water and it work great
plastic started to float after awhile but we kept pouring on the plastic