why are we running DSB and is it for the right reasons

[Troy F]

I too got caught up with the DSB despite being very apprehensive about the whole thing. I love the look, I like having the bio-diversity and more animals are available to you. I wavered back and forth for sometime even after I'd spent $400 on sand. I discussed the issue with Scott, Marc, Jamie, Darren and a few others and really it came down to 50/50 with no real solid evidence either way. There certainly have always been two camps on this issue, the problem has been that one of those camps became waaaay more vocal than the other and completely swayed the vast majority of reefers out there.

It'll be interesting to see the long term effects of DSB. One of things that really opened my eyes was Dr Shimek's latest claim that we have to replace all substrate periodically do to detritus/heavy metal pollution. It certainly lends credibility to the anti-DSB lobby. I've no interest in reading 37pages of Shimek disciples battling it out with Jerel and Galleon on ReefCentral (guessing at the combatants; I haven't opened the thread), I'll wait for evidence from those around me and my own observations. So far, I'd say they're more trouble than they're worth.