Sand bed thoughts - Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board

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04-02-2003, 12:05 AM

Aquattro

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Quinn, you can keep a tank nitrate free without any sandbed. That's what the rock is for. I keep a sand bed for plankton production, not NO3 removal.
The 1.5 pounds per gallon "rule" came from needing that much rock to perform nitrate removal. If you have a lot less rock, or extra heavy bioload, then sand certainly can help.

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