Carib Sea Black Tahitian Sand

[SarahBravo]

Does anyone know how many 20 lb bags of this I will need to give 1.5" - 2" coverage of a 4foot long by 12" wide tank.

I'm getting it mail order so I don't want to run out and have to order more and wait and pay the postage, but it's expensive, so I don't want to order too much and not need it!

Thanks guys!

 

[ogh1156]

I did my 55 gal [48 X 12] tank with play sand. I bought 100# and used about 70#. My sand tapers from about 1 1/2" in front to about 3" in the back. Hope this helps. Go to an online pool supply store & buy pool filter sand, It is much cleaner than play sand and cheaper than the sand the aquarium supply places sell. Just my opinion.

 

[SirMinion]

It took two bags of Carib Sea Black Tahitian Sand to make a nice depth of sand in our 3 foot tank and your tank is a third bigger, so a third more sand is needed.
My unreliable maths skills makes that two and two-thirds bags.
So you'll need to order three bags.

It's good sand. looks great.

 

[SarahBravo]

Thanks SirM!! Was being a cheapskate and was hoping I'd get away with one bag....still, will be worth it!

 

[LoachLover]

It should take 3 bags to cover it good.

 

[rdd1952]

You will need about 2/3 cubic foot. I know the bags are 20 lb but not sure of the cubic footage. It may tell on their website. I use 4 bags of the Eco Complete and 2 bags of the Tahitian Moon sand on my 75 gallon. The moon sand is a breeze to clean and looks great. Unfortunately, mine is starting to sift down through the courser grain Eco Complete as I knew it would.

 

[Squirrelbuddies]

I used only one 20 pound bag of it in a 30 inch X 12 inch tank. It's about an inch deep in most places. But I tend to have a minimalist approach when it comes to substrate as less substrate means more room for water!

 

[rdd1952]

I used only one 20 pound bag of it in a 30 inch X 12 inch tank. It's about an inch deep in most places. But I tend to have a minimalist approach when it comes to substrate as less substrate means more room for water!

Using that as a rule of measure, you would need about 3 bags. That comes to 360 cubic inches (30" x 12" x 1") and you have 1152 cubic inches (48" x 12" x 2"). If a bag covers 360 ci, then 3 bags would be 1080 ci giving you slightly less than 2" depth (your tank at 1.5" deep would be 864 ci).