Re: Siphon a SSB? Beware dialup!

[Richard Reynolds]

> Should one siphon the detritis in a Shallow Sand Bed (SSB). The depth is
> ~3/4" overall. Tank is a 100 AGA.

cool pix nope no need to siphon nuting :)

> Prizm skimmer
if this is the lesser of the 2, then you might look into getting a better skimmer

otherwise it looks awesome :)
keep up the good work

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Richard Reynolds

[Rod]

>> Should one siphon the detritis in a Shallow Sand Bed (SSB). The depth is
>> ~3/4" overall. Tank is a 100 AGA.
>
>cool pix nope no need to siphon nuting :)
>

I would agree if this were a deep sand bed, but with a shallow bed, where will
the detritus go?
Rod Buehler
www.asplashoflife.com

[Richard Reynolds]

> I would agree if this were a deep sand bed, but with a shallow bed, where will
> the detritus go?

to the exact same place it would go in a DSB, the processing of detritus only requires
critters and those live in the top 1" or less of a DSB, Nitrate removal is a different
story, but its not in the question :)

> Rod Buehler
> www.asplashoflife.com

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Richard Reynolds

[Rod]

>> I would agree if this were a deep sand bed, but with a shallow bed, where
>will
>> the detritus go?
>
>to the exact same place it would go in a DSB, the processing of detritus only
>requires
>critters and those live in the top 1" or less of a DSB, Nitrate removal is a
>different
>story, but its not in the question :)

IME this is not true.. there have been many occasions where I have had multiple
tanks chained together on the same systems.. and the only place detritus wuold
build is in the tanks that had shallow sand beds. Probably because not as many
critters/worms inhabit shallow beds as much as they do when the sand bed is
deeper. It may also be due to the natural carbon cycle and small pockets of
sulfide. .. I dunno, just my experience..
Rod Buehler
www.asplashoflife.com