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Old 01-05-2013, 11:00 PM
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Gonna try a deep sandbed and want to know if I can add a 1/2" a week to the existing sandbed to get to 4" or do you think I should remove old substrate. Old stuff is coarse, maybe 2-3mm, and 1"-1 1/2" deep. New stuff will be oolite and like I said going for 4" plus. Now I've read and heard alot of the negative stuff on DSB's but I want to try and if I fail well so be it but I figure at least I tried. So what are the thoughts on the question I have. Thanks for any response.
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Old 01-06-2013, 12:23 AM
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Why fail when so many others have done so for you? lol
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Old 01-06-2013, 12:26 AM
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4" won't be enough....
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Old 01-06-2013, 09:19 PM
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If you decide to do it, make sure you read all of the literature, not just the ones that say how good a thing it is, but the ones that say how hard it is to set up and what not to do.

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Old 01-07-2013, 04:52 PM
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If you're doing a DSB...use a Plenum!!!
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