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Old 01-19-2012, 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by luvthereefer View Post
sandbed wont be too deep maybe 2", one thing im not too sure about is if im going the eggcrate route or not.
Research on sand bed depth and plenums (is that what the eggcrate is for)?

An Experimental Comparison of Sandbed and Plenum-Based Systems
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/6/aafeature
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/7/aafeature

Cliff notes:
- plenum: does not add value
- deep vs shallow sandbed: shallow (2.5cm) had twice as many deaths as deep (9.0cm)
- coarse vs fine sand: coarse was slightly better
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