Crushed Coral/live Sand

I plan on adding about 100lbs of live rock once the tank is cycled ill be adding some fish, some SPS corals and clean up crew the crushed coral i have is caribsea, i planed on using a 2-3" layer of live sand on top of this

 

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How are you cycling?? And also, why live rock?? This is a hot topic on here but why not use all base rock?? Saves a lot of dough and you know your not introducing any parasites into your tank. I used well less than half live rock and if I had it to do all over again I would use all base rock. I lucked out and got very "clean" live rock, but I won't go that route again if I ever start a new tank.

 

Live rock will help with the cycling process and it has lots of coraline on it

 

IMO: Use base rock, throw a Yellow-Tailed Damsel in there and sit and wait!! Live rock IS a way to cycle, but like I said before who knows what your throwing in there. Coraline will come in time, you just have to be patient. Your tank, your choice.
Nothin comes quickly in SW.

 

I would also go with all live sand. JMO

 

Ok this is what i went with, NATURAL WHITE FIJI AQUACULTURED LIVE SAND, i ordered 150lbs of it for my tank, which should give me a 2" sandbed, will it be ok to add the arogonite florida crushed coral under this sand???

 

A 150 lbs of this sand in your 90 will be closer to 4.5 maybe 5 inches of sand.. As for live sand thats a waste of your money just need a pound or so of some starting live sand culture. Thats where you get the needed sand fauna from like the Pods works and mini brittle stars and such.. As for adding more sand later you mentioned 2 more inches thats a no no and as for cycling with rock ? you best add all you want right here and now . You are off to a shaky start now I think ? But hey good luck with the new set up.

 

This is what i went by

Aquarium Size Pounds of Sand Required Based on Sand Depth
US gallons Inches LxDxH L W 1" 2" 3" 4" 5" 6"
2.5 (mini-tank) 13 x 6 x 8 13 6 6 12 18 24 30 36
5.5 17 x 9 x 11 17 9 12 24 36 48 60 72
10 (leader) 20 x 11 x 13 20 11 18 36 54 72 90 108
10 (long) 24 x 9 x 13 24 9 18 36 54 72 90 108
15 24 x 13 x 13 24 13 25 50 75 100 125 150
15 (high) 20 x 11 x 19 24 19 35 70 105 140 175 210
15 (show) 24 x 9 x 17 20 9 15 30 45 60 75 90
20 (high) 24 x 13 x 17 24 13 25 50 75 100 125 150
20 (long) 30 x 13 x 13 30 13 30 60 90 120 150 180
20 (long) 24 x 13 x 21 24 13 25 50 75 100 125 150
33 (long) 48 x 13 x 14 48 13 50 100 150 200 250 300
37 30 x 13 x 23 30 13 30 60 90 120 150 180
38 36 x 13 x 20 36 13 40 80 120 160 200 240
40 (breeder) 36 x 18 x 17 36 18 50 100 150 200 250 300
40 (long) 48 x 13 x 17 48 13 50 100 150 200 250 300
45 36 x 13 x 24 36 13 40 80 120 160 200 240
45 (long) 48 x 13 x 19 48 13 50 100 150 200 250 300
50 37 x 19 x 20 37 19 55 110 165 220 275 330
55 48 x 13 x 21 48 13 50 100 150 200 250 300
65 37 x 19 x 25 37 19 55 110 165 220 275 330
75 48 x 19 x 22 48 19 75 150 225 300 375 450
80 73 x 14 x 21 73 14 80 160 240 320 400 480
90 48 x 18 x 21 48 18 75 150 225 300 375 450
100 73 x 19 x 20 73 19 110 220 330 440 550 660
120 49 x 25 x 26 49 25 100 200 300 400 500 600
125 73 x 19 x 24 73 19 110 220 330 440 550 660
150 73 x 19 x 29 73 19 110 220 330 440 550 660
180 73 x 25 x 26 73 25 150 300 450 600 750 900

 

hey As long as you wanted to run a DSB with 4 or so inches thats fine with me I was just looking at your top post on this page and saw where you mentioned adding a couple of inches of more sand on top later on and was not sure if you truly under a DSB system . Thats the only reason I even mentioned this .. Good luck

 

According to the chart for my tank 90 GAL 48"l x 18"w x 21" ht 150 lbs of live sand will give me a 2" sand bed.