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12/11/2011, 05:20 PM
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DSB Question
I have a very deep sand bed in an established 90 gallon mixed reef tank. It varies between 5-7" deep. I've had a number of people, who have been in the hobby much longer than myself, that have suggested removing most of the sand from the tank. I don't want to go bare bottom, but am considering reducing the sandbed to 1-2". I'm looking for some more opinions. To remove or not remove...that is the question. Any opinions?
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12/11/2011, 05:37 PM
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Looks clean as is, are you having any issues that make you want to remove it?
How long has it been running as a DSB?
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12/11/2011, 07:14 PM
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It is fairly clean. It has been established for about 4 years. I moved the tank about 3 months ago. When I did, I thought real hard about starting a new sand bed. I ended up moving the sand with the tank. I did so without any issues with ammonia/nitrates/nitrites. To my surprise, I did so without any of the tangs having any issues either! I just keep hearing all this talk about a dsb being a nutrient trap. This is probably a question that I should've asked 3 weeks ago, but I'm still debating on transitioning to a shallow sand bed. I guess I'm just looking for some opinions on deep sand beds vs shallow sand beds in general.
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