I don't think it was the fault of the sand bed David. More the fact that the
people who moved your tank let it die. Not all deep sand beds are bad! -
mine works fine. 2" is neither one thing nor the other. - Glad your having
some success - might have held off with the tang mind, give your system
chance to get back on its feet before adding to the bi load.
Jason
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>From: David Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: need help
>Date: Tue, Feb 20, 2001, 9:11
>
> Yes it will be a reef tank and I will not ever put that much sand on the
> bottom. I just had a huge problem caused by a deep sand bed and it was
> no more than 2 inches. I will never put more than half an inch to an
> inch of sand back into the aquarium. By huge problem I mean it killed
> several fish, shrimp, snails, hermits, starfish, and lots of little
> bugs. Not only that but it has taken about 4 months to clear up with
> doing large water changes. As far as salinity I have no idea what to
> keep it at I have heard as little as 1.021 to 1.028. Also at what temp
> do you need to keep the salinity at 1.025. What does everyone keep
> their salinity and temp at?
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> Is this going to be a reef tank ?
>> Add enough live sand to build a 3 inch layer across the bottom, nitrates
>> will fall to 0 in a few days to a week.
>> IF this is going to be a reef tank, I would bring your salinity up to 1.025,
>> over the course of a few days.
>>
>> Tom
>> Reefgar Coralfarms
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