Substrate Question

[Chadwick405]

I am getting ready to buy a 14 gallon biocube and I am trying to figure out a substrate to get. I have been seeing at one LFS argonite caribsea sand which looks pretty nice, but the other day i saw something called "marine sand" which was finer, which should I get, I think the marine sand was cheaper too.

 

[MatthewLaw]

from what i have experienced, read and heard at various LFS (local fish store), aragonite is a higher quality sand that has bits of shells in it that supposedly are beneficial to the tank.

I have aragonite in my 29g and 50g tanks and am pleased. Some fish require the fine marine sand, like sting rays which otherwise could be damaged by the shells.

 

[TRe]

go with aragonite

 

[Lorna]

caribsea aragonite is almost as fine as the marine sand which is aragnoite also but a finer sand which is good if you are planning on running a deep sand bed but the caribsea is good for sand sifters also as it is almost as fine.....

 

[troythegreat]

i also have a question, i was going to get arogonite too but im not sure. I also live close to the ocean (in the caribbean) and i was wondering if there was any problem with getting the sand from there. or even using a combination of both.......i cant seem to find any literature on this.

 

[quaddity]

i also have a question, i was going to get arogonite too but im not sure. I also live close to the ocean (in the caribbean) and i was wondering if there was any problem with getting the sand from there. or even using a combination of both.......i cant seem to find any literature on this.

I wouldn't. Unless you are getting it way out from shore. No telling what kind of contaminates are in beach sand. For that size of a tank just buy one of those sands at the store.