CC or Live Sand

[Farm_her78]

If you had to do it over when you first started which one would you of use and what is the easiest to take care of for you?

[speccialj922]

honestly, im surprised even one person said crushed coral. it is indisputedly more work to keep a cc bed. without constant cleaning, it will get ugly - and if thats all that happens, youre lucky. many people experience nitrate problems if they have a cc bed that is not constantly cleaned. im glad i chose sand :)

[romunov]

I would skip on the live sand and go with dead one. I would avoid CC. But that's just me. And I would seed the bed with animals. See more about this here (http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=118418).

[BeesGoneWild]

i wish i just had went with the live sand instead of both cc and ls

[Farm_her78]

My local fish store told me to start out with cc I did just the opposite and went with sand. I'm sure glad I did. I decided to do just the opposite of what they say to do. Your sure to get things right!:D

[ledford1]

Farm_her78:
That's good advice. At the lfs the other day, an employee told the newbie setting up a new tank that they should go with an underground filter. Yikes. There's a reason the box is faded and covered in dust. Just don't trust them.

[Farm_her78]

I just don't understand y petco sells saltwater items incl fish if there employees aren't properly trained.??? just doesn't make sense