pat8you
Aquarium Advice Addict
OK, so i have done a considerable amount of reading on deep sand beds. Some for some against all kinds of things. I have a good idea how it all works and i think a good hold on what the benifits and down sides are. I'm looking for people experiences with them. So if you have or have had a deep sand bed let me know
1. how deep was it
2. approximately what grain size did you use (mixed or uniform size?)
3. what critters did you keep that interacted with the bed (cucumbers, sand sifting stars, gobys, nassirus snail, things of that nature)
4. Did you do any maintenance to the sand bed (periodic siphoning or replacing sections)?
5. thoughts about success or failure?
On a side note many of the articles seemed to favor having a sea cucumber as they are apparently great at cleaning the surface of the sand and an all around good scavenger. I've heard others say they can get cought in an intake, die, and poison/kill everything in the tank like a time bomb. So if you have had one of those tell me about it as well.
1. how deep was it
2. approximately what grain size did you use (mixed or uniform size?)
3. what critters did you keep that interacted with the bed (cucumbers, sand sifting stars, gobys, nassirus snail, things of that nature)
4. Did you do any maintenance to the sand bed (periodic siphoning or replacing sections)?
5. thoughts about success or failure?
On a side note many of the articles seemed to favor having a sea cucumber as they are apparently great at cleaning the surface of the sand and an all around good scavenger. I've heard others say they can get cought in an intake, die, and poison/kill everything in the tank like a time bomb. So if you have had one of those tell me about it as well.