FISHSTICK
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I 'm starting a new tank, its a 270g. Just need input.
FISHSTICK said:What if I put a DSB in Refugium?
Agreed! ( though I don't think your cooking anology is any good but I'm not going to police you on that )R-BallJunkie said:it seems it might be a wash down the middle, perhaps better reefing skills will dictate your corals success, as folks have gone both ways.
totally agree...the dsb is very very natural, and if the sand is an aragonite based material it will buffer the tank's pH. the silicate based sands (like most, if not all of the black sands) and southdown sands won't buffer pH at all. but it will do all the other stuff. the sand bed is also more pleasing to the eye, so that may be a factor.bag151 said:Fishstick,
1 I have yet to see a reef in nature that doesn't have some form of sand or substrate in it, Two its a excellent biological filter if left alone, and three is helps buffer the system
camaroracer214 said:bag151 said:Fishstick,
recently i've been contemplating a bare bottom myself. i've spoken to quite a few other people who run bare bottom, and like chuck and brett both touched on... i say talk to a few people who have a bare bottom and see what they have to say. contact crvz and SeanM and they'll tell you how much they like their bare bottom .
interesting points brandon..
fishcraze said:Agreed! ( though I don't think your cooking anology is any good but I'm not going to police you on that )R-BallJunkie said:it seems it might be a wash down the middle, perhaps better reefing skills will dictate your corals success, as folks have gone both ways.