Nitrates
 

I have found and heard from others that reef roids will increase you nitrates if used too often. Not sure if you use this or not but just a thought. Also like Albert mentioned , removing all sponge will help. You could replace the sponge with other media like a filter sock with some phosban or something like that for a few days every other week.

Cheers,

Sammy

What is wrong with sand?

Over time sand seems to have a tendancy to collect a lot of detrious (sp). There have been a quite a few (long) threads on it on various boards. Once the sand reaches it's carrying capacity it has a tendency to crash or release all those toxins back into the tank. I am not sure on all the technical aspects of it I just know that my BB tanks appear to be heathier than my DSB tank.

I've read a few of those threads. They seems to be the sandheads squaring off against the the bearbottomites. Nothing conclusive ever seems to come out of them.

6/10 People with sand beds quit? So whats the percentage of bare bottom who quit - bet it's about the same. Sandbed has little/nothing to do with people quitting. Contrary to the Pro BB sect's belief.

LOL. Nothing polarizes this hobby (affliction?) like like sand or lighting.

HeHe or powerheads or skimmers or or or.......... It's funny. I think that lots of different things and methods work. I have my preferred and sometimes they work and sometimes they don't. I try to read and make informed decisions but then you go and look at someone's tank that does like 2 water changes a year - in a good year - and they have a beautiful tank while I am struggling with nitrates or heat or phosphate. Man go figure.

Wrong.

I keep track Andy. None of my barebottom customers have quit. We're talking the last two years here.

I don't just whip random sh1t out of my a$$ and try to pass it off as fact.

I'd love to see the names - cuz honestly I doubt that - as the drop out rate in this hobby is very high - BB or SB isn't going to make a difference.

I don't see why you doubt me.