sand bed rumor

The Reefer91 · 02/08/2006, 10:17 AM

i heard you have to replace your SSB every now and then. i really don't want to do this. i will have some conchs, cucumbers, and scavanging snails and shrimp. it will be 1" deep. so do i really need to chnage the sand. it will be very fine-grade.

Burgman · 02/08/2006, 10:21 AM

Hi,

I have had the same sandbed for 6 years and it's loaded with life.
I never heard of changing it every so many years.

Dave

The Reefer91 · 02/08/2006, 10:28 AM

that's good. what type of sand do you use?

The Reefer91 · 02/08/2006, 10:44 AM

bump

fish lad · 02/08/2006, 10:58 AM

you dont have to change it just add more to it if it dissolves over the years

it has a halflife (aronnite) of about 5 years (it will dissolve to hlf the amount over this time in a normal system)

Burgman · 02/08/2006, 03:42 PM

Hi,

I used Southdown.

Dave

finneganswake · 02/08/2006, 03:46 PM

Yeah, don't believe the exploding sandbed hype; it's an internet urban legend put out there by people who blamed their substrate instead of bad husbandry when things went downhill.

The Reefer91 · 02/08/2006, 04:01 PM

whatis southdown sand? i keep hearing about it but i'm still not sure what it is

02/08/2006, 10:17 AM	#1
The Reefer91 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,250	sand bed rumor i heard you have to replace your SSB every now and then. i really don't want to do this. i will have some conchs, cucumbers, and scavanging snails and shrimp. it will be 1" deep. so do i really need to chnage the sand. it will be very fine-grade. __________________ Dan "Every day we fade little by little, 'till there's nothing left of us but the lies we've sown." Current Tank Info: 20g L display: 2x65watt Coralife light, Octopus 150 needle wheel protein skimmer, 1 Koralia 2 and 2 powersweeps, and a DIY sump/fuge.....120G in the works!!!

02/08/2006, 10:28 AM	#3
The Reefer91 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,250	that's good. what type of sand do you use? __________________ Dan "Every day we fade little by little, 'till there's nothing left of us but the lies we've sown." Current Tank Info: 20g L display: 2x65watt Coralife light, Octopus 150 needle wheel protein skimmer, 1 Koralia 2 and 2 powersweeps, and a DIY sump/fuge.....120G in the works!!!

02/08/2006, 10:44 AM	#4
The Reefer91 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,250	bump __________________ Dan "Every day we fade little by little, 'till there's nothing left of us but the lies we've sown." Current Tank Info: 20g L display: 2x65watt Coralife light, Octopus 150 needle wheel protein skimmer, 1 Koralia 2 and 2 powersweeps, and a DIY sump/fuge.....120G in the works!!!

02/08/2006, 04:01 PM	#8
The Reefer91 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,250	whatis southdown sand? i keep hearing about it but i'm still not sure what it is __________________ Dan "Every day we fade little by little, 'till there's nothing left of us but the lies we've sown." Current Tank Info: 20g L display: 2x65watt Coralife light, Octopus 150 needle wheel protein skimmer, 1 Koralia 2 and 2 powersweeps, and a DIY sump/fuge.....120G in the works!!!

02/08/2006, 10:21 AM	#2
Burgman Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Stow, Ohio Posts: 1,152	Hi, I have had the same sandbed for 6 years and it's loaded with life. I never heard of changing it every so many years. Dave

02/08/2006, 10:58 AM	#5
fish lad Moved On Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: UK, bath Posts: 236	you dont have to change it just add more to it if it dissolves over the years it has a halflife (aronnite) of about 5 years (it will dissolve to hlf the amount over this time in a normal system)

02/08/2006, 03:42 PM	#6
Burgman Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Stow, Ohio Posts: 1,152	Hi, I used Southdown. Dave

02/08/2006, 03:46 PM	#7
finneganswake Moved On Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,197	Yeah, don't believe the exploding sandbed hype; it's an internet urban legend put out there by people who blamed their substrate instead of bad husbandry when things went downhill.