DSB in fuge... yes or no?

poppin_fresh · 02/21/2006, 08:29 PM

I'm working on adding a fuge to my basement sump setup. The fuge is a 20L that is baffled and has the sand out of my recently dismantled sump. It only has about 2 inches of substrate now, do you think I would benefit from increasing it to 4+ inches? Is that small a DSB going to add anything worthwhile?

P.S. My tank only has a shallow sand bed.

mnestroy · 11/03/2006, 10:04 AM

Did u ever get an answer to yoru question, i'm doing the same thing and was courious how much sand to put in my fuge.

Amphiprion · 11/03/2006, 10:07 AM

Wow, this is from a while back. In any case, I would not. That is not enough surface area to have an efficiently and properly functioning deep sand bed. It cannot house enough of the needed fauna to fulfill all necessary functionality. Just go with a barebottom refugium in this case and use various macroalgae.

02/21/2006, 08:29 PM	#1
poppin_fresh Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,982	DSB in fuge... yes or no? I'm working on adding a fuge to my basement sump setup. The fuge is a 20L that is baffled and has the sand out of my recently dismantled sump. It only has about 2 inches of substrate now, do you think I would benefit from increasing it to 4+ inches? Is that small a DSB going to add anything worthwhile? P.S. My tank only has a shallow sand bed. __________________ PBITAWA! Current Tank Info: None now. Past- 180g w/ 100g basement sump and 20g 'fuge. H & S skimmer, T'5s & Tunze

11/03/2006, 10:07 AM	#3
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,611	Wow, this is from a while back. In any case, I would not. That is not enough surface area to have an efficiently and properly functioning deep sand bed. It cannot house enough of the needed fauna to fulfill all necessary functionality. Just go with a barebottom refugium in this case and use various macroalgae. __________________ You've done it now, haven't you? Current Tank Info: 40g breeder patch reef w/ seagrass; 2-250w XM 10K; Vortech MP40wES & MP10wES; BM Curve 7 skimmer; carbon & occasional GFO

11/03/2006, 10:04 AM	#2
mnestroy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aurora, IL Posts: 2,216	Did u ever get an answer to yoru question, i'm doing the same thing and was courious how much sand to put in my fuge.