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  1. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    my nano reef "crashed" and we took the sand out so would mixing coarse crushed coral with live sand a good idea? thanks for any comments!;D
     
    1.0reef, Mar 7, 2011
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  2. Jesus

    Jesus Flamingo Tongue

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    not bad. pending on what u want to keep. if you want anything that rests on the sand bottom alot it could scratch up their belly. like sandsifters,jawfish or any other fish that interacts with the sand bed frequently. however some creatuers like to have varied size sand particles to create burrows.
     
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  3. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    It won't stay "mixed". The smaller sand particles will settle below the larger crushed coral leaving a crushed coral substrate with a sand base, basically.
     
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  4. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    watchmen\shrimp goby and a coral goby so have the coarse crushed coral where they want there burrow to be unless shrimp and goby paired up don't like coarse crushed coral!
     
    1.0reef, Mar 8, 2011
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  5. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    I'll find a way!:idea2:
     
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  6. SushiGirl

    SushiGirl Barracuda

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    Hate to break it to you, but no, you won't. I have all regular sand and all the coarser stuff is on the top. That's how it works.
     
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    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    yeah now i'm only having live sand since there won't be a watchmen goby ...
     
    1.0reef, Mar 12, 2011
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  8. thepanfish

    thepanfish Flying Squid

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    Just FYI you will want fine stuff for the possum wrasse, they burrow at night and coarse sand can scratch them anf lead to disease!
     
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  9. loaded_guy

    loaded_guy Astrea Snail

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    In my 150 I have fine sand running the entire length of the tank bottom, but in one area I have added coarse ground coral on top for those creatures that like that type of substrate.

    I have to say it looks pretty darn nice too :)
     
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  10. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    what I saw in a LFS one time that looked pretty cool was they had the normal fine sand throughout the tank, and then just around the edges they mixed in the crushed coral all around the paremeter of the tank! I thought it looked very nice, however I would never have crushed coral in a tank as they are harder to keep clean and are great detritus collectors.
     
    schackmel, Mar 12, 2011
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