Sand question.

[Richard Periut]

Hi all and happy New Year.

I need some advice regarding my live sand. The problem is, there is no
color to it. Pieces of broken coral and shells, it looks sort of gray.
I've seen many reef setups with beautiful light colored sand with is
almost powder in consistency.

My question is how do I incorporate a sand bed with my existing live
sand? Do I just add sand to make a layer and have two beds, or do I just
mix it up with the present sand with a greater ration of the new sand?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Rich


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Let there be fish!!!

[Marc Levenson]

Richard, just add a little bit of sand each week, never
putting more than 1/4" or more over your existing bed so you
don't smother your micro fauna.

Marc


Richard Periut wrote:
> Hi all and happy New Year.
>
> I need some advice regarding my live sand. The problem is, there is no
> color to it. Pieces of broken coral and shells, it looks sort of gray.
> I've seen many reef setups with beautiful light colored sand with is
> almost powder in consistency.
>
> My question is how do I incorporate a sand bed with my existing live
> sand? Do I just add sand to make a layer and have two beds, or do I just
> mix it up with the present sand with a greater ration of the new sand?
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rich
>
>

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[PaulB]

I would add it as a layer on top. You don't want to bury the animals in it
too deeply.



"Richard Periut" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all and happy New Year.
>
> I need some advice regarding my live sand. The problem is, there is no
> color to it. Pieces of broken coral and shells, it looks sort of gray.
> I've seen many reef setups with beautiful light colored sand with is
> almost powder in consistency.
>
> My question is how do I incorporate a sand bed with my existing live sand?
> Do I just add sand to make a layer and have two beds, or do I just mix it
> up with the present sand with a greater ration of the new sand?
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rich
>
>
> --
> "Dum Spiro, Spero."
>
> As long as I breath, I hope.
>
> Cicero (Ancient Rome)
>
>
>
>
>
> ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤° `°¤ø,¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø
> ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.¸. ><((((º> ·´¯`·. , .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>
>
> Let there be fish!!!
>

[Richard Periut]

Marc Levenson wrote:
> Richard, just add a little bit of sand each week, never putting more
> than 1/4" or more over your existing bed so you don't smother your micro
> fauna.
>
> Marc
>
>
> Richard Periut wrote:
>
>> Hi all and happy New Year.
>>
>> I need some advice regarding my live sand. The problem is, there is no
>> color to it. Pieces of broken coral and shells, it looks sort of gray.
>> I've seen many reef setups with beautiful light colored sand with is
>> almost powder in consistency.
>>
>> My question is how do I incorporate a sand bed with my existing live
>> sand? Do I just add sand to make a layer and have two beds, or do I
>> just mix it up with the present sand with a greater ration of the new
>> sand?
>>
>> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Rich
>>
>>
>
Thanks to you and the others for your input. One more question, thus
particle size make a difference, or is it just a matter of taste.

Regards,

Rich

--
"Dum Spiro, Spero."

As long as I breath, I hope.

Cicero (Ancient Rome)





ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤° `°¤ø,¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø
><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.¸. ><((((º> ·´¯`·. , .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>

Let there be fish!!!

[Marc Levenson]

Sugar fine sand is what most prefer. Anything finer will
work, but it tends to act like dust and blow around - at
least at first.

Marc


Richard Periut wrote:

>
> Thanks to you and the others for your input. One more question, thus
> particle size make a difference, or is it just a matter of taste.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rich
>

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[PaulB]

For some reason I was think adding live sand to an existing sand bed. I
think you will have to add it a little at a time.

"Richard Periut" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all and happy New Year.
>
> I need some advice regarding my live sand. The problem is, there is no
> color to it. Pieces of broken coral and shells, it looks sort of gray.
> I've seen many reef setups with beautiful light colored sand with is
> almost powder in consistency.
>
> My question is how do I incorporate a sand bed with my existing live sand?
> Do I just add sand to make a layer and have two beds, or do I just mix it
> up with the present sand with a greater ration of the new sand?
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rich
>
>
> --
> "Dum Spiro, Spero."
>
> As long as I breath, I hope.
>
> Cicero (Ancient Rome)
>
>
>
>
>
> ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø,¸¸¸,ø¤° `°¤ø,¸¸,ø¤°`°¤ø
> ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.¸. ><((((º> ·´¯`·. , .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>
>
> Let there be fish!!!
>