New tank transition ???

[rinker]

I am ready to begin the transfer from my 55 FOWLR to my new 90 gallon. I read the archives on how to do this but I have a question about sand versus cc. My 55 gallon has had cc for 2 years and yes vacumning it is a pain, and it stirs quite a cloud, but dont you have the same issue with sand? How do you keep it clean? Whats the best sand to purchase?

 

[usefulidiot213]

Live sand you don't really need to vacuum. Just keep some things in your tank that will clean it for you. I don't know what the "best" sand to get is. I like to mix a couple of different kinds to make sure I have a good bio diverse sand bed... A good idea when you start is to put dead sand on the bottom then seed it with live sand. That will save you a bunch of money...

 

[theappe3]

any aragonite live sand is good. you dont need to clean the sand and a good brand would be CaribSea.