Advice on Nitrate/Phosphate problems

[albert_dao]

Here's the causation behind my statement:

- Sand bed tanks take two to ten times longer than BB tanks to clean.

- People are not able to keep up with three to five hour a week cleaning routines.

- The tank quality begins to decline and people lose further motivation to work on their tank due to lack of results when they do.

- Cichlids can be pretty damn colorful.

- Wife factor kicks in = quit.

This completely skips the whole nutrient arguement. There's a whole host of reasons for running BB there, but that's a matter of personal aesthetics when you really boil it down.

I suppose the last thing I'll add to this facet of the argument is: How many customers does everyone here have to base their claims on? I have most of Calgary's hobby base.