DSB for a nao..Any good?

abhishek@1985 · 10/06/2010, 07:23 AM

Dear friends,
I am planning to have a DSB of 6 inches in my sump of 15 gals witha 15 gal DT.Is it of anyhelp or should I go for only Cheato and Mangroves instead of the DSB.

crvz · 10/06/2010, 09:23 AM

what do you expect the DSB to do for you?

cloak · 10/06/2010, 10:14 AM

On a tank that small you can get by without a DSB, chaeto and a skimmer if you wanted to. If anything, I'd just invest in a good skimmer and be done with it. Keep up on your water changes and your set. Very simple.

abhishek@1985 · 10/06/2010, 10:54 AM

Thanks for the answers..well I just wanted to check out myself that having a DSB is really of any good in the long run or not.But in such a small tank , I am not sure if its worth taking the risk.So just wanna clarify with you people.

dmarkham · 10/06/2010, 11:18 AM

Unless you are keeping a pistol shrimp or jawfish it is a waste of space.

theatrus · 10/06/2010, 11:20 AM

Yeah, no DSB in a nano. I'm running a nano on nothing more than flow and weekly 50% water changes.

If you were planning on a jawfish, then adding a sandbed would be a good idea

abhishek@1985 · 10/06/2010, 11:21 AM

Thanks dmarkham..so if i donot go for a pistol shrimp or a jawfish , the DSB is not going to function?Can't i have it with only live sand and lots of copepods?

No theatrus...no jawfish planned to keep.

Sk8r · 10/06/2010, 01:43 PM

You really shouldn't keep a dragonet in a 15g: just not big enough for them to be reasonably happy, imho, and probably not big enough to feed them---especially if this is your first experience with a marine tank setup. And they're the primary (though not the only) fish that eat pods. A 15 g with a nice sump will happily support the smallest of the gobies and maybe a blenny, maybe a royal gramma, but softie corals would be your best investment.

abhishek@1985 · 10/06/2010, 08:45 PM

Thanks sk8r of r the reply.Well I have only a tank bred cardinal pair in mind along with lots of zoas and mushrooms and rics and yumas.But I am just concerend about the DSB. Some say donot have pistol shrimp or jawfish as they would disturb your DSB and hence defeat the pirpose of having it.Some say you need to have them for the success of the sand bed....I fail to understand which way should I go.

10/06/2010, 07:23 AM	#1
abhishek@1985 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 525	DSB for a nao..Any good? Dear friends, I am planning to have a DSB of 6 inches in my sump of 15 gals witha 15 gal DT.Is it of anyhelp or should I go for only Cheato and Mangroves instead of the DSB.

10/06/2010, 09:23 AM	#2
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	what do you expect the DSB to do for you? __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

10/06/2010, 11:20 AM	#6
theatrus 100-mile-commuter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: almost nevada Posts: 4,721	Yeah, no DSB in a nano. I'm running a nano on nothing more than flow and weekly 50% water changes. If you were planning on a jawfish, then adding a sandbed would be a good idea __________________ Custom electronics purveyor. blueAcro.com Current Tank Info: 90g SPS+mixed reef (10 yrs): LEDBrick LEDs, 40g custom sump, Ca reactor, chiller, Vortech, lots of custom electronics

10/06/2010, 01:43 PM	#8
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	You really shouldn't keep a dragonet in a 15g: just not big enough for them to be reasonably happy, imho, and probably not big enough to feed them---especially if this is your first experience with a marine tank setup. And they're the primary (though not the only) fish that eat pods. A 15 g with a nice sump will happily support the smallest of the gobies and maybe a blenny, maybe a royal gramma, but softie corals would be your best investment. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

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10/06/2010, 10:14 AM	#3
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	On a tank that small you can get by without a DSB, chaeto and a skimmer if you wanted to. If anything, I'd just invest in a good skimmer and be done with it. Keep up on your water changes and your set. Very simple.

10/06/2010, 10:54 AM	#4
abhishek@1985 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 525	Thanks for the answers..well I just wanted to check out myself that having a DSB is really of any good in the long run or not.But in such a small tank , I am not sure if its worth taking the risk.So just wanna clarify with you people.

10/06/2010, 11:18 AM	#5
dmarkham Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Joshua, TX Posts: 153	Unless you are keeping a pistol shrimp or jawfish it is a waste of space.

10/06/2010, 11:21 AM	#7
abhishek@1985 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 525	Thanks dmarkham..so if i donot go for a pistol shrimp or a jawfish , the DSB is not going to function?Can't i have it with only live sand and lots of copepods? No theatrus...no jawfish planned to keep.

10/06/2010, 08:45 PM	#9
abhishek@1985 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 525	Thanks sk8r of r the reply.Well I have only a tank bred cardinal pair in mind along with lots of zoas and mushrooms and rics and yumas.But I am just concerend about the DSB. Some say donot have pistol shrimp or jawfish as they would disturb your DSB and hence defeat the pirpose of having it.Some say you need to have them for the success of the sand bed....I fail to understand which way should I go.