Live sand bad long term disaster?

vijaym85 · 07/16/2006, 10:50 AM

Does anyone feel keeping live sand is a bad idea in the long term. I keep a bare bottom tank and now am currently interested in creating a refugium since my wet dry cant get NItrates down only ammonia and nitrites. So besides chaeto what should go in the fuge? Should i use sand and if so how often would you chnage it or what to do with it in terms of maintainance.

JmLee · 07/16/2006, 11:02 AM

I think having a DSB in a fuge is a good idea. Here are some of the reasons why. Having a DSB in a fuge is much nicer then the main display because in a Fuge it is much easier to change when needed. So IMO i would put a DSB with some nice aragonite, a few pieces of LR ( not to much ), and some chaeto.

As far as the DSB, since it is in your fuge and it would be easy to access when needed to change, i would go with a nice 5inch + sand bed. As far as changing the sand bed, i my self never tried this so i would not know how often you would need to change it. Good luck!.

Rysam · 07/16/2006, 11:58 AM

heres an idea that i plan on using if my current DSB has any issues. if you have the room in your stand... its waaaay easy

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...ght=dsb+bucket

07/16/2006, 10:50 AM	#1
vijaym85 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queens NYC Posts: 1,296	Live sand bad long term disaster? Does anyone feel keeping live sand is a bad idea in the long term. I keep a bare bottom tank and now am currently interested in creating a refugium since my wet dry cant get NItrates down only ammonia and nitrites. So besides chaeto what should go in the fuge? Should i use sand and if so how often would you chnage it or what to do with it in terms of maintainance.

07/16/2006, 11:58 AM	#3
Rysam Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: paradise california Posts: 1,000	heres an idea that i plan on using if my current DSB has any issues. if you have the room in your stand... its waaaay easy http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...ght=dsb+bucket __________________ Josh “Seek advice but use your own common sense” Yiddish Proverb quote “Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.” Benjamin Franklin Current Tank Info: 135 reef

07/16/2006, 11:02 AM	#2
JmLee Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hohensfels, Germany Posts: 1,545	I think having a DSB in a fuge is a good idea. Here are some of the reasons why. Having a DSB in a fuge is much nicer then the main display because in a Fuge it is much easier to change when needed. So IMO i would put a DSB with some nice aragonite, a few pieces of LR ( not to much ), and some chaeto. As far as the DSB, since it is in your fuge and it would be easy to access when needed to change, i would go with a nice 5inch + sand bed. As far as changing the sand bed, i my self never tried this so i would not know how often you would need to change it. Good luck!.