How much sand do I need for a 500 gal

[trae]

How much sand should I place in a 500 gal aquarium I am building?!

 

[AtomixIGN]

That depends on the dimensions.

 

[rayman45]

whats footprint and how tall u want sand

 

[fisher12889]

The general rule of thumb is to use 1 pound of gravel per gallon of water, but since sand is more dense, then I would use alittle less than that

 

[skillzdatkillz]

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/calculator.php

theres a sand bed calculater at the bottem

 

[guppy]

A 500g (anywhere from 96"x36" to 120"x36" approx) would need between 4-5 cubic feet of sand (dry) to give 1 1/2"-2" coverage, your dry weight will be 400-500 pounds.

 

[joeytoe]

Id just add sand in 100 lbs at a time until your where you want to be. but thats me.

 

[Bassman89]

id say just keep adding sand till theres enough for what you want..