Sand Bed Question

pmob7714

pmob7714

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I am going to start a 55gal reef tank. I just poured my sand bed and wanted a second opinion on it. I used about 40 lbs of really fine dead sand on the bottom. 20 lbs of live sand on top of that. Then I put 20 lbs of live crushed coral on top of that. Will that work fine for aerobic and anaerobic levels? Or should I just mix it all up and let the two levels form on thier own.
 
pmob7714

pmob7714

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Would it matter if I just mixed it up? I only put it in because I thought it would make it easier for the smaller stuff(pods) to get in and move around in.
 
pmob7714

pmob7714

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Thanks Thomas. I think i'll get a sifter and get rid of it. I was considering leaving it in there for a while to let some of the bacteria make its way into the base rock. Would leaving it in there for about a week hurt the live sand under it?
 
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thomas712

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Scoop it out anyway when you have time and place it in nylons or a bowl if it had bacteria on it, that way it will help seed the tank. But if it wasn't live then just get rid of it.
Thomas
 
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