DSB aka deep sand bed

[Buccaneer]

I have been following that thread at RC for some time now Brad and am still as confused about deep beds or bare bottom tanks as I was before ... on one hand you have a DSB that has to be replaced every 4 years or so and on the other you have a high maintenance shallow/no sand bed that you have to siphon ALL the time ??? ... I have a DSB in my sump and refugium and about a 1" sloping back to about 3" in the display tank ... nitrates are undetectable ( probably get another kit for a second opinion ) ... but I do have Macro algae and about 450 pounds of Live Rock as well so who knows what is doing all the work. Might consider doing what Kari does in the display and leave the DSB in the sump and refugium ... maybe change those out every 2 years or so ... will see how far the debate goes on over at RC first.

Cheers