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03/11/2014, 03:06 PM | #1 |
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29g biocube. how much sand?
Do most of you use eggcrate at the base of your cube?
How much sand are you using? I imagine a 15 lb bag would be enough for the standard 1" sand depth, but want to be sure. |
03/11/2014, 03:12 PM | #2 |
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I didnt use eggcrate in my 29.. I do in my large tanks tho, because of large fish. I didnt even use a whole 20lb bag. Maybe 2/3 of it. Do you plan on having anything that buries itself completely?
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03/11/2014, 05:29 PM | #3 |
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I plan on having a mixture of snails and crabs, along with a gobie. Nothing I can think of that will bury itself though.
Im no fish expert, but I was reading that it helped the rock from moving and shifting. |
03/11/2014, 06:36 PM | #4 | |
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03/12/2014, 12:43 AM | #6 |
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Google. There are online calculators to determine how much sand you need based on your tank dimensions.
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03/12/2014, 06:47 AM | #7 |
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I used two 20lbs bags of Fiji Pink for my 29g Biocube.
The sand is pretty deep and looks great imo.
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03/12/2014, 07:46 AM | #8 | |
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Looks like 15-30 would be the perfect range for me. Im going to go with the black sand. It looks pretty awesome in a few of the setups ive seen on here. |
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03/13/2014, 05:11 AM | #9 |
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I did 30lb and my orange diamond goby has plenty to sift and move around.
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03/15/2014, 10:30 PM | #10 |
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love me some black sand, but i think i was told long ago that it will bleach out over time. Is this correct?
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03/16/2014, 03:07 AM | #11 |
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15-20 should be fine you could make it a bit more if you wanted a deep sand bed
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