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Old 08-25-2007, 03:49 PM
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Sandbed depth...Pro's and Con's
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Old 08-25-2007, 04:15 PM
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There are alot of variables going into somthing specific like that, what are the specs on your tank ?
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Old 08-25-2007, 04:35 PM
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120 Reef with integrated Refugium...Just wondering what people have and why
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Old 08-25-2007, 04:41 PM
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I used to have a DSB, I kept it as such so I could have a variety of sand sifting creatures, jawfish, conches, and stars.

I now have a SSB, I keep it shallow so I could keep the look of sand. I also keep it deep enough to allow me to keep a conch.
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Old 08-25-2007, 04:44 PM
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I have a 28g Nano which has a sand bed of about 3-6 inches, theres also a 10g Fuge with out any sand in it(This might change). The reason for my DSB in the nano is because it being such a small tank changes can happen very fast so having somthing with a large amount of BB means that I hopfully will never have my tank crash on me again (Nock on wood). Sometimes with larger tanks because of the amount of circulation and live rock a DSB can just cause choas although, you find alot of people now a day just plumping up a 150g rubbermaid container with a 6-8inch sand bed just to stabilize the display tank .
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