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substrate selection for filtrations.
For
DSB
method, can i use those sand there is like baby powder for the base ard 1-2 inches followed by normal coral sand of 3-4 inches on top ?
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use all southdown, or yardright (cheap at home depot) or pure argonite sand from
LFS
or online source.
4" min my .02
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1. either use all #coral sand no 0, 1 or 3
the smaller the no, the finer the sand
2. #0 or 1 as the base then #3 cover on top
Can option 2 consider
DSB
or not ?
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Can option 2 consider
DSB
or not ?
Sure. I didn't pay attention to size, I just got southdown myself and put it in. 8)
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