coral vs. sand

[wise guy]

whats the major difference, which is better and why.
and is all the sad live sand or is there bleached clean stuff?
for a 130gallon reef.

 

[Anonymous]

I gather that you want to know the difference between crushed coral and aragonite sand for substrate of aquarium?

Which is better mostly depends on your peraonal taste, but many people now use deep sand bed (DSB) with fine aragonite sand. For fish only setup, many will go with regular crushed coral.

Not all sand are live sand, and not all "live sand" is live sand. Yes, it depends on your own definition of live sand, but if it comes in a sealed plastic bag and lay around in the store for months, it is not "true" live sand.

I don't think any sand is bleached. First of all, it is kind of waste of resource. Second, it is a pain to get it to be safe for fish if any bleach is left behind. Third, who want a bleached sand if they can find the whitest possible sand without bleaching?

 

[Anonymous]

Ive used both in my reef, and i personally like the live sand...any sand will do...Live sand has the living organisms/bacteria kinda like LR....Crushed coral will not..However aragonite crushed coral has been said to be a good natural ph buffer....??? Live sand or sand will give the tank a more natural "reefy" look..

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[wise guy]

since i want a major reef but with fish still sand will be fine right

 

[WRASSER]

wise guy,
i have had both crushed coral and live sand. i also feel live sand is beter. like knucklehead said with crushed coral you will have to clean it often. good luck!

wrasser 8)

 

[Anonymous]

Sand will be good...Reefs lie on sand right..the fish dont mind it either being sand or crushed coral..So yes go with sand..like i said, its a more natural look anyways

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