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Old 06-05-2009, 11:57 PM
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It looks like garbage right now cause i've stirred up all the sand bed and was trying to vacuum some stuff out.

Plus i'm having problem with my hard corals suddenly dying which is what has got trying to look after my tank better.

I'm doing water changes approx every two weeks.

I have a 10 gallon sump underneath with a few hunks of live rock in there and lots of macroalgae

In terms of stuff in my sand i"m not sure what you mean. I have a sand sifting star in there. what else could live in there?







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Old 06-06-2009, 12:00 AM
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my setup is a super McGuyver job

pretty ghetto.

I really wanna buy a proper drilled tank and get a new stand with in tank overflow.

That or i have to lose my yellow tang which would make me cry. he doesn't have enough room to be happy in this setup.
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Old 06-06-2009, 12:01 AM
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I'm talking about worms/copepods. You know, sandbed critters. That layer of detritus does an excellent job of smothering the sandbed, choking it of oxygen and can sometimes kill off the beneficial critters
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Old 06-06-2009, 12:05 AM
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good to know,

thanks for your help,

when i upgrade i'm definitely gonna consider the benefits of not having a sandbed.

maybe a bed of GSP would be pretty sexy.

you tank looks amazing by the way!
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Old 06-06-2009, 12:20 AM
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ok just remember the bed of gsp is a great idea until it takes over

Thanks for the compliments
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