Flat or hilly sand beds

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Originally Posted by Basile

Ok i just put my sand in my tank and i hate it its flat as aparking lot. before i had small tanks but now with a 6 ' tank it make a difference and i find that the even bottom looks, well flat. Is it possible to make hills without making a DSB by accident and the trouble it brings, thats my concerns. It like to make some kind of different levels without the problem of the DSB , anyone tried that. Thanks for your input.

I think you may find that once you put water and flow in there, that your sand bed is going to contour itself to the dynamics of your tank, despite what you want it to do. Ultimately what will probably end up trumping the aesthetics of your sand topography is the flow that you will want to achieve.