150 gallon setup

[scapone]

Trying to figure out how much sand is needed for 150 gallon 48x24x31

 

[jrobbins]

totally depends on what you are going for. you can use anything from none (ie. zero pounds) to a 6+ inch sandbed which will be a couple hundred pounds.

do you want it for decoration or do you want it to try to do a dsb? figure out what you want to do first, then figure out how much you will need.

 

[cisco1717]

u can go bare or 1 to 2 inches or for a DSB 5 to 6 inches. do not do in between ex. 3 to 4 inches

 

[scapone]

ok so i just want it to be decorative so 1-2 inches will be fine. what type cause i see so many. i got some base rock from bulkreef.com and done my aquascaping will do another 25 lbs of live to seed.

 

[cisco1717]

sugar size is nice but it blows everywhere; crush shells or larger grain sand tends to collect and trap ditritus and most inverts and fish dont like it.
this is a basic math ex. to find out how much sand you want or need for your tank.
tank size 48" L by 18" W u want 2" of sand: 48x24x2= 2304 now devide that by 14 =164 lbs of sand. white sand is nice cause it reflects the light back up

 

[behrmon]

I went w/ a 2" sand bed on a the same dimension 150, wish I had gone 3. Remember that w a tall tank like that you are you to be trying to push some flow downwards so I would stay away from sugar sized. Here is a pic of my old 150 w/ the 2" bed that originally was a bit over the bottom trim.

 

[Imbarrie]

Also consider what you want to keep in there. Some livestock refer deeper sand than 1 or 2 inches. You can always add more or take some away slowly if you don't feel happy.
I think the bigger question is grain size.


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[scapone]

well i ended up with carib seag argonite sand got a real good deal on it got 150lbs so far. Bermon your 150 lokked great and has me drooling already