I’ve got a 200 gallon peninsula build I’m planning to transfer my existing Reefer 350 into. The BRS videos sold me on Caribsea Ocean Direct sand as I wasn’t a super fan of my current sand and I liked the idea of hopefully bringing in the bacteria from the direct ocean sand. Unfortunately, the sand is much finer than I expected. I really like how it looks but I am continuing to have blowing sand and bare spots.
I’m using 4 MP40s for flow and have tried gyre, reefcrest, and a few modes. I have also repositioned them, used antisync and decreased the flow.
When I add all my rocks from my existing reef, I expect it will change the flow and may help but I doubt that’ll be enough.
I’m coming to accept that I may need to change all the sand out. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
-Should I just bite the bullet and change sand before I add my existing rock?
-Any ideas on how I can make the Caribsea Ocean Direct sand work?
-Would it be feasible to take half out and mix with Caribsea special grade or should I just change everything?
![76CE4FAF-EE48-4946-A164-10612340C7B6.jpeg 76CE4FAF-EE48-4946-A164-10612340C7B6.jpeg](https://test.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/2260/2260206-d7d0ec7f8c21644fe4c6285891afba5f.jpg)
I’m using 4 MP40s for flow and have tried gyre, reefcrest, and a few modes. I have also repositioned them, used antisync and decreased the flow.
When I add all my rocks from my existing reef, I expect it will change the flow and may help but I doubt that’ll be enough.
I’m coming to accept that I may need to change all the sand out. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
-Should I just bite the bullet and change sand before I add my existing rock?
-Any ideas on how I can make the Caribsea Ocean Direct sand work?
-Would it be feasible to take half out and mix with Caribsea special grade or should I just change everything?
![DF566003-A795-4DEB-B36C-00AB7BAA725E.jpeg DF566003-A795-4DEB-B36C-00AB7BAA725E.jpeg](https://test.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/2260/2260202-5949040b74a2bb5554f19e7887ddad63.jpg)
![ED2C4C84-E65D-4CE4-BDDB-213DB2003036.jpeg ED2C4C84-E65D-4CE4-BDDB-213DB2003036.jpeg](https://test.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/2260/2260204-cb77c9df75dcf823445c59c1ecf12d27.jpg)
![236D594C-8364-40A4-8963-98F199188B17.jpeg 236D594C-8364-40A4-8963-98F199188B17.jpeg](https://test.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/2260/2260205-fddaf9ac7a35297c031bd8ae62951c4d.jpg)
![76CE4FAF-EE48-4946-A164-10612340C7B6.jpeg 76CE4FAF-EE48-4946-A164-10612340C7B6.jpeg](https://test.reef2reef.com/data/attachments/2260/2260206-d7d0ec7f8c21644fe4c6285891afba5f.jpg)
Last edited: