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02/24/2015, 11:54 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Connecticut
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DSB remote or what?
I get the idea of the remote sand bed, i think. its so you can replace the sand right? i have a 55gallon sump with nothing but space. can i put a removable receptical in there and just remove it when the time comes? I just dont see the purpose of plumbing another tank to support a bucket of sand. maybe im missing the idea. help would be great!
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02/24/2015, 12:02 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Grove City, Ohio
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Yes, you can do exactly that. Lots of people use a 5g bucket. It can be just that easy. In my case, I had a "spare" 120 g tank and plenty of room, so #300 of sugar fine sand and some PVC got me a very large Deep Sand Bed that can be taken off line easily if I need to do so. Whatever method you choose I think you will find the effort worthwhile.
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I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer |
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02/24/2015, 12:36 PM
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Grizzled & Cynical
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Stamford, CT
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Whether it is warranted or not, there is always the fear that a DSB can go 'bad'. I've been running one for over a decade and haven't had a problem, but there is some elegance to running one in dedicated container just in case.
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Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs |
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02/24/2015, 04:31 PM
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I have both---two sandbeds, one in the dt, one in the sump, which means there's a stable sandbed to handle any problems that come up---if one sandbed has a minor kick up (as when we had a leak that meant taking the sump down and restoring it, and as when I got a totally new tank to attach to the original sump) I got the benefit of a functioning sandbed that could set up the other in fairly short order.
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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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