dsb clarification

jthread wrote:
Some of you had recommended a dsb for lowering nitrates and i said the lfs
told me not to. I said something about nitrogen bubbles and... well i'm a
nubee and was basically talkin' out my bottom and this is what the lfs said.

Paraphrase: They only recommend 1" of a sand bed "on small tanks" due lack
of real-estate. He didn't say anything about borrowing animal releasing the
bubbles he said the borrowing animals "rasps" could expose the anaerobic
bacteria and cause the ammonia to spike in a dsb. He did say something about
nitrogen bubbles but i don't remember the context.

I'm learning. Sorry for the confusion

I'm considering a dsb in my 45 gal tall tank as it has room. How many inches
do you suggest?

Jim



Can I make one suggestion, having read a lot of your recent posts, and
that is maybe go and invest in a book - a really good one is "Natural
Reef Aquariums" by John H. Tullock - others might suggest other reads
but I have used this as a basis for my reef tank research and then
supplemented any questions I have with newsgroups such as this or
dedicated reef forums.

Gill

"Gill Passman" wrote in message
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jthread wrote:
Some of you had recommended a dsb for lowering nitrates and i said the
lfs told me not to. I said something about nitrogen bubbles and... well
i'm a nubee and was basically talkin' out my bottom and this is what the
lfs said.

Paraphrase: They only recommend 1" of a sand bed "on small tanks" due
lack of real-estate. He didn't say anything about borrowing animal
releasing the bubbles he said the borrowing animals "rasps" could expose
the anaerobic bacteria and cause the ammonia to spike in a dsb. He did
say something about nitrogen bubbles but i don't remember the context.

I'm learning. Sorry for the confusion

I'm considering a dsb in my 45 gal tall tank as it has room. How many
inches do you suggest?

Jim



Can I make one suggestion, having read a lot of your recent posts, and
that is maybe go and invest in a book - a really good one is "Natural Reef
Aquariums" by John H. Tullock - others might suggest other reads but I
have used this as a basis for my reef tank research and then supplemented
any questions I have with newsgroups such as this or dedicated reef
forums.

Gill

oh i already have books. i like to be social and learn this way. you should
probably just killfile me if i'm annoying you. seems most folks don't mind.

jthread wrote:

oh i already have books. i like to be social and learn this way. you should
probably just killfile me if i'm annoying you. seems most folks don't mind.



Nope you don't annoy me - why would you?....and I'm enjoying and
learning from the replies that you are getting.....just thought the book
recommendation might be helpful as your LFS seems to be giving you
strange info and being armed when going into the conversation might help
you get the correct info rather than the off the cuff advice that is
often given if the staff think you know nothing....but hey, ho....up to
you - and yes of course asking questions here also help the learning
process and also has the social interaction side as a plus

Gill

"Gill Passman" wrote in message
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jthread wrote:

oh i already have books. i like to be social and learn this way. you
should probably just killfile me if i'm annoying you. seems most folks
don't mind.

Nope you don't annoy me - why would you?....and I'm enjoying and learning
from the replies that you are getting.....just thought the book
recommendation might be helpful as your LFS seems to be giving you strange
info and being armed when going into the conversation might help you get
the correct info rather than the off the cuff advice that is often given
if the staff think you know nothing....but hey, ho....up to you - and yes
of course asking questions here also help the learning process and also
has the social interaction side as a plus

Gill

Sorry, I misinterpreted your post. I see what you mean by my LFS. The guy I
talk to is a very nice guy from Okinawa. Well meaning and I think my
nubeeness is compounding the issues.

It's interesting separating the wheat from the chaff. The good news is the
result has been less water changes and healthier water. I'm confident enough
now to slowly start buying inexpensive corals again.

It seems this field is full of different ideas. Some probably born from
unusual isolated incidents that may or may not apply to my situation.

My wife sits and reads books until the cows come home and she lost us a
small fortune in coral. Seems I can get right to the root of the problem
here. :-)