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Old 01-14-2008, 10:55 AM
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how much sand do i need for my 120 display like how many 40 pound bags .. and what is everyones favorite sand? im just gonna buy base rock and seed it i think ..... my plumbing is insane ill post som epics im finally after not having money forever gettign back to my tank.
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i would say pick up 3 to 4 bags to start .. after there in see how dep it is and go from there ..
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Old 01-14-2008, 11:33 AM
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Depends on how deep you would want your bed. IMHO I would aim for a DSB of at least 4".

Here are some articles about DSB's you may want to look at.

Deep Sand Beds

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It all depends on how thick of a sand bed you want. It will take approx 50-60Lbs of aragonite sand per inch of depth in a standard 120 gal tank.
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Garf and rc both have sand bed calculators on there home pages.
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