ESV Sand
- Thread starter fishywoo
- Start date
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
u may not want it...im not having great results as are others not having great results either..ask around before u purchase
- Location
- poughquag, ny
evs sand
i would like to know as well, especially since i just bought a 100 lb's
i would like to know as well, especially since i just bought a 100 lb's
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
well, the algea seems to really enjoy this sand, and ive had alk flucuations, but stable, it hardens rock hard in spots and ive had to break it up a few times...ask scoots, jhale and randy they may have some experiences pros and cons themselves
- Location
- The Big City
I used 100lb of it in my new setup and I'm not sure if some of my problems are from it or not. In the beginning it gave off a very strong smell, and this was after soaking it in fresh water for about 2 months. The smell went away after about 3 days but the tank still isn't right after 2 months. Also I I'm getting some in my skim as it seems to smell like it. If I had the chance again I wouldn't have used it.
- Location
- Howell, NJ
lmao i jus threw away 60lbs of it due to the unexplainable alk problem i was having.... i jus ordered 60lbs of reg. carib sea aragonite sand just incase i wanna go back to sand 
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- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
i have 100lbs fine, 50lbs coarse
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
I have experienced absolutely none of the problems expressed here ( after a short break-in period) Alk and Mag are used up quickly at first, but this is the case with all sterile sand beds until they become coated with bacteria etc. and an initial layer of calcium carbonate is laid down. I did have a persistent Dinoflagelate problem that has disappeared rapidly ( I mean a few days!!!) after changing my lamps from old Phoenix 14k to new ( much brighter and whiter) Ushio 14ks, so I don't think the sand bed had much to do with it.
Never heard of the smell thing before, so I can't comment.
Just an observation (not an accusation), but it seems at quick glance that most of those who have complaints are recently re-converted BB reefers---- perhaps you forgot what it was like to have sandbeds???---- they do require maintenance ( they get dirty, they clump, they chemically affect the water), isn't that why many of you got rid of them in the 1st place?
Randy
Never heard of the smell thing before, so I can't comment.
Just an observation (not an accusation), but it seems at quick glance that most of those who have complaints are recently re-converted BB reefers---- perhaps you forgot what it was like to have sandbeds???---- they do require maintenance ( they get dirty, they clump, they chemically affect the water), isn't that why many of you got rid of them in the 1st place?
Randy
- Location
- Forest Hills
exactly what randy said-except Dinoflagelate (a few weeks)
I've had no problems with my fine grain esv sand either.
no smell, no clumps, it does suck up some mg but that stops after two weeks.
I bought too much for my tank. I have 2 buckets of fine grain left. if you want to buy one let me know.
no smell, no clumps, it does suck up some mg but that stops after two weeks.
I bought too much for my tank. I have 2 buckets of fine grain left. if you want to buy one let me know.
- Location
- Franklin Lakes, NJ
It looks incredible, though it is noticeable when it gets dirty. I have coarse in one of my tanks and just put fine in my other tank. So far the only problem I've noticed is that while I expected a mini-cycle in my restarted tank, it seems a bit worse than I thought it should have been. I don't know if that's in part due to the sand.
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY
lmao, true that RD!..I didnt think of it that way..prattreef;260504[I said:
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