I slowly sucked out most of the sand in my old tank. Nothing died, but it was messy business. You won't believe the crud in a DSB! Lots of "shedding" from my live rock for about 2 months afterward. If you like the look of BB go BB, if you like the look of sand run a 1/2" to 1" and siphon and stir it. A shallow sand bed can be kept almost as clean as BB.
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