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01-27-2010, 05:45 PM
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yeah no sandbed was totally the way to go for me. The bottom of my tank is covered with various coralline and other algae and piles of detritus accumulate in low flow areas which I have to siphon out on a regular basis.
I definitely think the tiger tail cucs will have to go, I remember when I had a sandbed they were always buried and constantly tunneling through the sand. I don't think they would react well, or be as well fed without a sandbed.
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01-27-2010, 05:53 PM
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Don't bother, it will cover with Coraline fairly quickly....
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01-27-2010, 05:57 PM
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I've often thought that perhaps the starboard option was the way to go (although I have no idea where to get it around here) as I miss the reflection of the white sand that really brightens up the tank but again, once it covers with coralline and various other algaes, the effect pretty much is lost and I feel its a bit of a waste.
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01-27-2010, 06:07 PM
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I will upload a couple new pictures tonight! Everything grows so fast the older pictures won't do it justice.
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01-27-2010, 06:00 PM
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Darn, I have to work till 5:00. I'm getting sooo excited about this. Can't wait to point my closed loop nozzles anywhere I want!
Planning on mounting a Maxijet mod on a Wavy Sea centered on the back wall. Something that would now make a huge sand pile.
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01-27-2010, 06:10 PM
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Rob, Don't remove all the sand at once! You are essentially removing a large portion of your bacterial colonization. If you remove it all at once you may cause unwanted issues, ie RTN-STN due to increases in Nitrate and Phosphate. You also need to consider adding more rock to your sump/refugium in order to replace the medium that the bacteria just lost. I run zeovit and biopellets so these two items make up for a lack of substrate... Ian
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01-27-2010, 06:15 PM
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My sand is just a skiff really, barely covers the bottom. Nutrients are very low, pretty sure I won't notice it.
Thinking about the Bio-pellets, been reading about them on RC... one thing at a time
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01-27-2010, 06:16 PM
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Okay, Just making sure!
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