What sand to use?!? Southdown or CaribSea?

[dpnshnks]

I'm setting up a refugium that is also going to hold my GSM clownfish and I'm thinking maybe a pair of jawfish (it's a 20H tank, being added to a 90g main tank). This tank will rest on a stand right next to the main tank and basically all I need right now is an external pump for circulation.

Anyway, that is not really the point of this thread. I have 1 bag of Southdown left and I just bought a 40lb bag of CaribSea Aragonite at a LFS. My fiance likes the look of the Southdown better, I just am not sure if the future jawfish will appreciate that fine a sand. What are people's thoughts, will jawfish be okay with the southdown? (It would certainly save me $30 if they are)

Thanks for the input!

Eric

 

[steevareno]

For the tank, i like caribsea but for the fuge use southdown.

 

[smcnally]

I think the Jawfish would prefer the SouthDown. CaribSea has a much larger grain size.

 

[stevenp]

I made a jawfish area in my tank using a combination of south down, Carib Sea and some crushed rock. Scott Michaels book says they prefer a sandbed of various grades so I figured this would be best.

Steve