live sand q's

[71raw]

hi everyone... just wana get everyones idea on what good brandname live sand to get, and also what kinda live sand everyone using.

 

[drty811]

agro-alive aragonite......... http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem. ... uct=CS0790

 

[wettank]

I use CaribSea Agra Alive Reef Sand always had good luck with it and my tanks always cycled pretty fast

 

[wettank]

Geez I should have bought mine there

 

[rescuediver19]

i use CaribSea Agra Alive Reef sand too >1 week cycle in 12g aquapod (wait longer tho)

 

[71raw]

yeah CaribSea Agra Alive Reef was my first choice..... so how many lb would u recommend 2 buy for a 6g nano cube? (jbj nano cube)

 

[reefman23]

If you get a good quality live rock, you can just buy dry aragonite sand and you would be fine. The rock will seed the sand quickly. Just FYI.

Jesse

 

[Anonymous]

i prefer dry as well - i don't like the grain size of that aragalive stuff - too fine, i like a courser mix and you get more choices with the dry and its cheaper too!

 

[KChan]

I used Natures Ocean Bio-Activ Aragon in my 29g and it cycled quick.

 

[Moorish_Idol]

CaribSea Agra Alive Reef Sand is very good, I used it on my 2.5g nano and it has worked just fine for me, but, in my 55 gal. tank I used beach sand, all the live rock I used is from the beach and the fishes, inverts and other LS came directly from the beach too, and my tank has been up for more than 3 years perfectly. The only problem is that you have to cure ALL of the LS(other than inverts) for a minimun of 2 weeks before adding it to your main tank. Good luck