Everything You Need to Know About Reef Tank Sand! EP: 14

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Bulk Reef Supply - Saltwater Aquariums

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In Week 14 of this Beginner's Guide series, Matthew (of My First Fish Tank) covers everything you'll need to know about Reef Sand. Everything from sizes to varieties to how much you'll need. Join us to learn how to add sand to your new aquarium as well as how to care for this important part of your saltwater aquarium's biological filtration!
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00:00 - Intro
01:07 - What is reef sand?
01:41 - What is live reef sand?
02:05 - 3 Functions of a sand bed
02:37 - Do I need a sand bed?
04:15 - Deep vs Shallow sand beds
06:03 - 3 Sand colors
06:18 - Grain sizes
09:16 - How much sand do you need?
10:22 - Can I use any old sand?
11:45 - CaribSea reef sand options
14:22 - 7 Sands up close
20:25 - How to install a sand bed
22:06 - How to care for your sandbed

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@cheryldahl9192 2 жыл бұрын

Holding the sand in your hand would give me a better idea of the grain size, but this was helpful :)

@thunderfox53 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting video, I usually buy the whatever reef sand my local aquarium shop had but never once considered the pros and cons of different types. Something I am going to consider next time

@tommykurka8202 Жыл бұрын

First, I just want to say how entertaining and informative these videos have been for me. It’s so much easier to understand. I was (and probably will continue to watch) watching 52 weeks of reefing on BRS TV until I happened upon this series of beginner videos. That being said, you said to keep the sea water air tight to prevent evaporation. Then you said to keep the power head and heater plugged up to air rate and maintain temperature. It will no longer be air tight with two electrical cords coming out of the trash can. Am I missing something or will the small gap from the power cords not be a big problem in evaporation?

@michelhaineault6654 2 жыл бұрын

You are the best . Merci

@bbqking7869 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video...

@lisafoster4468 Жыл бұрын

You probably could use freshwater sand, but you'd get no buffering capacity from it. It also tends to be a bit fine-grained for reef flow.

@hurricaneaquatics 2 жыл бұрын

I have a pair of mated Diamond gobies in a 40 cube with a deep sand bed of Fiji Pink. When I bought them online, I paid no attention to their size. Mistake, they are full size and safe to say, nothing is residing on the sandbed. They keep it tore up and digging under the rocks. However, my sand is 100% clean throughout the tank. So it isn't all bad. A Diamond Goby will take care of your sand if you're worried about it.

@kingfisher7960 7 ай бұрын

Big help. I like the sugar sand myself.

@jamesbarker9895 2 жыл бұрын

Tom Arnold is way smarter than I gave him credit for. And whatever diet regimen he's been on has done him wonders. Great video! I learned a lot

@BulkReefSupply 2 жыл бұрын

😆

@NotSleepinq 3 ай бұрын

Me as a beginner I got sugar fine not knowking it'll be blown so easily. Now I'm about 4 months into my saltwater tank I've gotten my first coral few weeks ago and put my powerhead where it doesn't blow any sand and it sweeps all that waste that reaches the bottom

@brandonmms 3 жыл бұрын

Not meaning to sound like a negative nelly here, but anaerobic zones are not the scary death trap people make them out to be. With good surface agitation it will gas off and your tank will be fine.

@951000jerome Жыл бұрын

i feel like deep sand beds are so deeply misunderstood. We hear how good sandsifting stars and sandsifting gobies are when all they do is essentially sterilise sand.

@usmc187 23 күн бұрын

Is it safe to use Seiryu rocks in my saltwater tank?

@kongre93 Жыл бұрын

Love your shirt 👕

@PepeCoinMania 10 ай бұрын

beach sand is great but you gonna need some buffer as crushed coral

@lunes-1 3 жыл бұрын

👍

@michaelwescott8064 Жыл бұрын

There is silica / quartz based sand too, not all sand is aregonite.

@joshcmartinez3461 11 ай бұрын

why don't go with the coralline option?

@geminilantern 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@willisfernandes2366 Жыл бұрын

Can I use crushed coral for my fresh water aquarium??

@BulkReefSupply Жыл бұрын

Freshwater aquarium keepers usually avoid aragonite based substrate as it will result in higher than desired pH in most cases.

@nickjendrowski2092 Жыл бұрын

Besides Rift Lake Cichlid tanks (and occasionally live bearer tanks if you have soft water), you’ll almost always be better off using inert sand in freshwater setups. Some other edge cases exist, but it’s a good rule of thumb.

@rubenarreola9993 3 жыл бұрын

I did not want to make a dust storm for my 1st aquarium so I literally dripped the water into the aquarium

@BulkReefSupply 3 жыл бұрын

Whatever it takes right? :)

@raywells2858 Жыл бұрын

Thats a really great way to get the tank filled and not end up with water thats initially too cloudy and it wont leave a light dusting on everything in the tank. I just set up a 5.5 tank with a mix of Special Grade and a couple pounds of Oolite (no one locally had Special Grade or Fiji Pink) and dripped water in a steady but light stream on to a rock and in about 15 minutes of being filled, water was crystal clear.

@stevenhall1385 3 жыл бұрын

Hey there enjoyed your video but I'd like to give a helpful hint of my own, you referenced the Conch snail. Despite its spelling it is correctly pronounced... Konk

@jonathanreich9694 2 жыл бұрын

I have the sugar fine sand. Which I started to use out as a seahorse tank. After about a year and a half all the seahorses died and now I am converting the tank to a reef tank. The tank has been set up for roughly 2 years. But I am starting to have a diatom issue. Does this fine sand have a history of leaching silicates? Could that be part of the problem of why I am having the diatom issue? The tank is a 125 gallon tank.

@BulkReefSupply 2 жыл бұрын

If it's an aragonite based sand, it's not likely the cause of the diatoms. Do an image search for Dinoflagellates too to make sure that's not what you're dealing with. In some cases, they can look similar to diatoms.

@Nexuhss 3 жыл бұрын

Tom Arnold?

@jackatkin562 2 жыл бұрын

I HAVE A NEW MARINE AQUARIUM THAT I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CYCLE GOING ON 4 WEEKS. MY AMMONIA IS UP TO 8.0 PPM AND NITRATES UP TO 10PPM, NITRATES AT0 PPM WHAT AM I DOING WRONG AND WHAT CAN I DO TO CYCLE I ALSO HAVE BROWN ALGAE ON THE SAND. SHOULD I TAJE OUT THECARBON SOCK FROM THE FILTER?

@happy-xv8gn 2 жыл бұрын

diatoms idk if you already fixed them usually i just turn off the aquarium light for awhile a couple days and wait for it to leave. then go to the store and get some bottles bacteria and slow down adding ammonia sources fora while while you export the nitrate

@happy-xv8gn 2 жыл бұрын

keep the carbon it ill help in the early stage if you dont know if theres chemicals micro bacter 7 will help alot with starting.

@abstractjwl806 7 ай бұрын

This guy needs a class in branding. 😂

@jackatkin562 2 жыл бұрын

I HAVE A NEW SALT WATER AQUARIUM I AM TRYING TO CYCLE ITS BEEN 4 WEEKS AND MY AMMONIA IS UPTO 5.0PPM AND MY NITRATES ARE 10 PPM AND NITRIES ARE AT 0. WHAT AM I DOING WRONG AND WHAT CAN I DO

@gabriellenichols1463 2 жыл бұрын

Add some caulerpa or other seaweed to consume the excess nutrients. I run a very simple setup with minimal maintenance. A sump with refugium (because I have herbivores that would eat EVERYTHING) keeps the water pristinely clean with no effort. The fuge light runs on a timer.easy peasy 😉

@raywells2858 Жыл бұрын

Great video as always. The Oolite and Sugar Fine aint no joke when it comes to creating sand dunes in your tank if you have much flow at all. Thats best left to a sea horse tank or something along that line. Most definitely do rinse it till your silly or your tank will look like you put milk in it instead of water for about 24 hours. Unless your hell bent on a Hawaiian Biotope and there is no stopping you, do not use a magnet glass cleaner, I dont care how careful you are with it. While it looks nice and makes for a striking display you will scratch the heck out of your tank, especially if its acrylic. It is also horrible in that Detritus will accumulate in a heartbeat and seriously detract from the tanks looks. Been in the hobby for over 20 years and this is one of the best explanations on sand and sand beds I have seen. Lots of good advice here!!!

@sunnygoold9449 3 жыл бұрын

Great shirt ;)

@sunnygoold9449 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I have half a sand bed - not really the aesthetics but it's about the livestock I want to keep an the stability

@rara5212 3 жыл бұрын

Malawi chiclid is not a wrasse!

@romekisten4493 2 жыл бұрын

where can i get that shirt?

@951000jerome Жыл бұрын

the one with the african cichlid? :p

@crazybird41 Жыл бұрын

Where do I get that shirt!? 🤣

@ThaSilentOne420 Жыл бұрын

LMAO ive used playground sand for years it works fine and what do u think we used when this hobby wasnt a online order away

@malawicarsten 3 жыл бұрын

Wtf wrasse on t-shirt and its a hybrid Malawi 😑😑

@Rutrag 3 жыл бұрын

It's bugging me too. With all the gorgeous wrasses that could have been on that shirt, someone got lazy and stuck a cichlid on there. . .

@malawicarsten 3 жыл бұрын

@@Rutrag Totally and if they want to wear a t-shirt with Malawi's on then don't use a s*** hybrid

@monsterkeys-portal4039 2 жыл бұрын

Lol glad to see I wasn't the only one who noticed

@JUSTIFIEDB 2 жыл бұрын

Literally the only reason I clicked on the vid !

@ManicMindTrick 2 жыл бұрын

Aulonocara "fire fish"

@begthediffer Жыл бұрын

Great information but I could do without the profanity on the shirt

@951000jerome Жыл бұрын

well i begthediffer