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Originally Posted by Funky_Fish14
Question to everyone: Isn't our goal to replicate the natural conditions these animals live in as best as possible?
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My goal, as far as livestock goes, is to provide the healthiest environment for my livestock. I do this by providing the best water quality I can. I can provide better water conditions without the sandbed collecting crap. I've done it both ways, BB is easier to keep clean.
As for the fish being happy, well, leaving them in the ocean would make them happy. I see no behavioral differences with or without sand. I can provide more flow and get more natural growth patterns from my SPS. I've arranged rock so that I can add a large hammer for my clowns to host in. I have zoos and GSP, all doing well.
Now my overall goal in reef keeping is to have a really attractive tank that I'm proud of. That fell down with a sandbed that got polluted. Now that I've setup a new tank with a BB, I'm able to actually enjoy my tank for the first time in over a year.
Now I'm all for doing what you think is right for your tank, but many people with many years of experience are now doing away with DSBs for the same reasons I've stated above. You can use sand, and it will look nice and white and natural (is there really white sugar sand beds on reefs??) but in time, you're likely to find it starts giving back things you'd rather it didn't.
But hey, I had to find all this out the hard way, so please don't let me stop you from enjoying the same experiences!!
