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05-14-2005, 06:11 AM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: west bend, WI,Wisconsin
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 |  sand depth
at what depth does everyone have there sand at in the aquarium?
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125 gal, pro clear wet dry with built in skimmer, 2 maxi jet 1200 power heads, outer orbit with 2 150w mh and 2 130w pc, 150 pounds fiji lr, a large carpet anemone, 1 coral bannded shrimp, large colony of stars, 1 yellow tang, 1 naso tang, 1 snowflake eel, 1 koran angel juvi. i sold most of my corals to get the 125 gal tank so basicly starting over. | 
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05-14-2005, 10:49 AM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Mar 2004
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| Re: sand depth
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Originally Posted by billrwilson at what depth does everyone have there sand at in the aquarium? | Mine is at the bottom of the tank  LOL  Sorry LOL I have a 4" sand bed............................................... ............. John | |
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05-14-2005, 12:55 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tampa, FL,Florida Age: 34
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| Re: sand depth
My sand bed is only like two inches deep in the main tank about 4 to 5 inches in the refugium. _________ "The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing"
Albert Einstein
125 G reef ready. 3 175W MH XM 15K bulbs two VHO 10000k, Berlin turbo skimmer, 18W turbo twist UV, DIY Refugium and sump, Little Giant 3-MDQX-SC, 3 MAXIJET 1200 with mod kit and 1 900gph. 1/3 horse chiller, I have a false yellow, damsel, percula clown, Mushrooms and a bubble tip anenome and Live Rock | |
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05-14-2005, 07:03 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Philadelphia
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| Re: sand depth
Different depths for different types of sand.
For a "true" DSB, 4-6 inches is recommended of medium grade arag type sand.
A finer "oolitic" sand can have an effect at 1-2" inches.
Personally, I have a 1 inch oolitic sand bed for asthetic purposes only. My filtration will be from the refugium. | |
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05-15-2005, 05:57 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Aug 2004
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| Re: sand depth
Just a question. It is my understanding that if your sand bed is not deep enough to do its job converting the nitrates then all the stuff that falls in your sand will stay there and accumulate and cause problems. With a 1 inch bed dont you have to vacume it or something to remove the wastes?
Just wondering
Jay
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60 Gal Acrylic, 30 Gal Acrylic, 55 Gal Glass.
Remora skimmers, 440 Watts VHO URI's. Mag canister for carbon. 90 Pounds liverock, 100 pounds live sand DSB, Flame Angel, Coral Beauty, Clown Percula, Royal Gramma, Domino Damsel. Pulsing Xenia, Devils Hand Leather, Frogspawns, Torches, Hammers, Fox Corals, Gorgonias, Various Zoanuthus, Favietes, Toxic Green Star Polyps. Candy Cane corals, Purple Indica. | |
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05-15-2005, 05:11 PM
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| | Fire Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: sand depth
I have one inch oolitic sand in the display tank. I stir it frequently
I also have 4 inch DSB in my fuge, which I do not mess with at all.
I have zero nitrates at this time.  _________ http://www.3reef.com/uploads/BirdSig3.jpgI Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch | |
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05-15-2005, 06:20 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 78
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| Re: sand depth
Birdlady has the right idea. Stirring your oolitic sand bed...manually or with sand sifting critters...keeps it functioning.
Of course, siphoning large amounts of detritus is always beneficial. | |
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