New Tank Questions

[clownfish83]

hello again so i thought i was gonna buy a 120g but i went with a 100g instead since it came with a stand and top the dimensions are 60L 20T and 16W is that a full 100g? i looked up measurements for a 100g and it only seemed 2inches off a normal dimension. Also im gonna do coral and anenomes and some fish what type of live sand should i use?

 

[ReeferBob]

Tank is 83 gallons. I would have gone with the 120 and made a stand for it.

Use 100% aragonite for substrate. NO crushed coral. It makes no difference whether it is "live" or not.

 

[jomatty]

Welcome and please post pictures as your tank progresses. What sort of fish are you thinking about? Sump?

 

[KSzegi]

Do you have an idea of what fish and anemones you will be getting down the road? That along with the amount of flow you are going to have in your tank may affect what size grain you choose for your sand. You don't need to get live sand, you can start with 'dead' sand and seed it with sand from another established tank and/or with good live rock. If you do choose to go with live sand, it is worth it to get real live sand and not the commercially bagged "live" sand. If you are going with a deep sand bed then I would recommend starting with at least 50% real live sand - if you are going with a more typical sand bed then it is not as important in my opinion. Of the bagged sands my favorite has been Tropic Eden - if you are looking for a white sand, this is very white and very clean.