Sand Estimates

[calvin & hobbes]

I just aquired a 75 gallon oceanic reef ready tank. How much sand do you think I need to make a 4 inch DSB

 

[bammbamm74]

anthem gave me this equation. L x W / 24= lbs per inch.

 

[twicklund]

This site has a calc that is pretty cool...
<a href="http://www.aquasite.com/knowledge/calculator/calculator.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.aquasite.com/knowledge/calculator/calculator.shtml</a>
tw

 

[ksujason]

I just put sand in my 75 on saturday. I put in 4 bags of Southdown. This gave me a 4 to 5 inch DSB.

 

[reeferx]

This is the sand bed calculator I see most of the time:
Equation:
L x W x H x .0641 = lbs. of Sand needed
Where L = the length of the aquarium in inches, W = the width of the aquarium in inches, and H = the desired depth of sand in inches.

 

[mini-reefer]

I just set up a 72 gallon bowfront. I used 125 lbs southdown and 40 lbs live sand for seed. The depth veries from 4-5 inches throughout the tank. HTH
Mini-Reefer