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Old 03-20-2008, 05:05 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I will be doing some mods to my sump/fuge this weekend. Has anyone had differing experiences with different levels of sand in fuge and with what results?
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4 inches or more Its the only place to apply the use of a DSB..


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