SD Sand,,, how much?

[dgbnyc]

Hi,
I have a 55 gal. tank with 50 LB LR & a 20 lb bag of the LS that comes in the plastic bag.
I want to add some SD sand and am wondering if I should add 1 or 2 50lb bags?

 

[clownfish4life]

where can i get some sd sand from?

 

[dburr]

I would do 2 min. total of 100 lbs. plus your LS

 

[scott270]

i have a 75 gallon and want to change to ls, i want to get the play sand we have quickcret here not sd will this still be ok, how may lbs of play and how many lbs of ls should i get, also will my tank recycle now

 

[scott270]

also what is the difference between florida keys ls and natures ocean bio active aragonite ls sold here on swf

 

[scott270]

150 but how much of that should be ls and how much play sand, does everyone agree 150 lbs for a 55 or was that for my 75

 

[dgbnyc]

If my LS is alredy in (20lb) and I put a 50lb bag of SD around on top of the LS will that be a problem?
Should I mix it up? As is I put the LS in clumps and the SD on top.
Also it seems the 70lbs of sand total sits about 3 inches deep... is this not enough?
There are lots of little red worms moving around in the sand so I think thats good and the worms are alredy digging up into the SD sand within about an 1hr after adding it ontop.

 

[javajoe]

I have a 55 gallon reef and i used SD as well. I used 3 bags totalling 150 lbs, plus another 20lbs of LS from the LFS. This gave me a nice 5 inch DSB- figured better to go a little over than under.
My tank is 48 inches wide, 12 inches front to back

 

[cowfish]

this is probably a stupid Question but when does live sand die
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