REMOTE deep sand beds?? (1 Viewer)

[rparker2112]

Im debating if i want to add a Remote DSB, in a 5 gallon bucket. Anyone have any thoughts?

Im wanting to reduce my nitrates.

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[rparker2112]

Ok.....so NO ONE has experience with any kind of deep sand beds?

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[flexrac]

No one I know has done this, read about it, but never did one.
The most i have done is a deep sand bed in my fuge.

 

[steveb]

ditto here... I was thinking about using when I get my fishroom up and start a couple of breeding projects.

 

[cliner]

Search rdsb results on Marsh and the one from Hank is pretty informative.

 

[rparker2112]

Cool, thanks, im gonna start one up this weekend hopefully....

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[rlpardue]

I read a number of threads on the subject on ReefCentral. DSBs are typically designed to meet the goal somebody has. For example, a goal might be worm production; this goal would suggest a different type of DSB than if the goal were nitrate removal. The summary of them all (assuming the goal is to decrease nitrates):
-Install it downstream from the skimmer so that it is as close to 100% clean, detritus-free water as you can get
-Have strong, non-turbulent flow. So, laminar, straight-line flow that keeps detritus from settling into the sand bed.
-The deeper the better, so a 5-gallon bucket is great.
-Keep it in relative darkness
-Use sugar-fine oolitic sand (aragonite). Ron Shimek (mud-guru) recommends 0.125mm average particle size. This is hard to find but I imagine it's out there from an online vendor somewhere.

Hope this helps.

 

[rparker2112]

Yea, it helps, found a few 50+ page topics about it....so i got started.

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