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				 BB is it really good. 
 Well After thinking and reading about it and doing it my BB I'm getting bored of it. reasons  I think its great for SPS tanks with huge flow area's. you can keep your tank cleaner then a sand bed depending on the sand that you use.  But with a mixed tank I'm thinking that a sand bed would be alot better like for example my tank i have alot of lps, softies clams , and a few Sps.  I dont really have anything in the system to take out nitrates but I do have my so called RDSb that is 4 " in a 28 gal tank.  But I dont know if that would be enought to take out the nitrates where I added it about 2 weeks ago.  I run ozone in the tank. to keep the bacteria down and to clean the water.  I have a maxima ,2 derasa's and buying another Derasa and Crocea clam tomorrow so I will have 5 clams in my tank hoping that the nitrates will drop some what.  But actually how many clams would you need to comsune enough nitrates any ways?
 I love the carib sea select sand its tiny rocks but small enough for wrasses to dive into and small for a sand bed too.  That is what I have in my tank in the R sand bed.  I know that I will put a sand bed of the carib sea sand in the cube when i get if going.  I wondering if I should go 30" high or 24 hight for the cube.  the size will be either 30x30x24 or 30x30x30 I havent decided with that yet.  I'm going to be running a 400 w SE with a lumerac reflector and a ice cap ballast with it.  because I love wrasses and cuke's and conchs too so there I go chatting away about other things.
 
 Well how many are likeing the BB?  and how many prefer the sand bed?
 
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