He said that my plumbing and filter system was "out of control" meaning he
wouldn't be able to keep it going if I went out of town, even though it's
pretty much self sustaining. I don't have any drawings of the plumbing at
this time. I keep thinking I'm going to put something on a web site but
haven't found the time yet. The DSB is sugar fine consistancy so I don't
know that grain size was the problem. I got my kit close to a year ago and I
know from the time I looked until I bought it some of the options had
changed so I think they change their options from time to time. When I find
the time to put more information on a web site I will post that here. Thanks
for your interest!
David Young

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My entire setup has going for about a year now.
My friends tell me it's out of control.

What do they mean "out of control"? :-)))
Do you have Xenia outbreak? ;-)

I have a 65 gal reef with 1" crushed coral in my living room
that is all plumbed to the basement. In the basement I have a 55 gal
FOWLR,
12 gal sump that has heaters, 2 skimmers, top off floats, and a seperate
22
gal refugium with DSB. These are all tied together and share the same
water
supply. The DSB is 6" of silicone sand.

Nice setup... Do you have any drawings of your plumbing system?

The package I bought went into the
refugium and included the clams that later died, mini serpants,
spaghetti
worms, bristle worms, amphipods, hermits & nassarius snails.

Interesting collection. When did you order your stuff?
I have not seen mini serpent stars as an option in $99 kit.
Maybe they have change their offer...

The only thing
I've added that wasn't in the package is a black cucumber and some zebra
snails. Other than the clams everything is going great.

Interesting... I have no idea what could kill the clams...
Maybe silica sand you have is not proper due to sharp edges?
I do not know, just guessing. I used natural (not crushed)
aragonite for my DSB and it is surprisingly soft when touch.