Help choosing sand bed type for 72G

[lightngsvt]

Hello,

I need help choosing what type and depth of sand bed / substrate to use for my 72G that I am setting up. It will initially be a FOWLR, but I plan to add some softies and maybe an anemone eventually.

I have done a search, but didnt find as much info as I thought I would. Although I found some good threads, some that came up were in excess of 90 pages, I just dont have the time to read all of them. So I hope you experts can shed a little light on this for me?

After some reading here, Im pretty much convinced to avoid the DSB, but I hate the look of the bare bottom / starboard. I will be running a 20g sump / fuge also. I was thinking of adding about 1.5" of substrate. But I cannot decide between crushed coral and Aragonite sugar sand? What are the pros and cons to each type? Any insight you can provide is extremely appreciated. Thanks from a newbie hobbiest (although this is my second tank)!

[saltywater180]

Do the aragonite sand, crushed coral sucks. I am removing mine now and going bare bottom.

[Mrbeachbum2]

im removing my Crush Coral, theres 2 i bet there is alot more, also get some what finer sand

[lightngsvt]

What makes the sugar sized araqgonite better the CC? Which will be better in the long run? Also, will a 1 - 1.5" sand have the same long term (negative) affects as a DSB would? Would I still need the same critters to keep it clean? Thanks!!