DSB

[mshur]

HI,ALL
I NEED SOME ADVICE.CAN I USE CRASHED SHELS OR CORALS TO MAKE DSB,ABOUT 3-4" ????
OR I NEED SAND FOR IT?
THANKX

 

[tiffbritty]

i would use sand just changed mine to sand,the live sand will help filter the water.

 

[marty]

Word is sand is better in that waste does not get trapped between sand whereas cc will trap the waste. I too just changed over to live sand dsb. Much easier to maintain.

 

[ruaround]

DSB stands for deep sand bed. Sand is a very key component for creating a DSB. You need to get a fine grain size sand. You can use Qwikcrete or Southdown playsand...then buy a couple pounds of live sand from you lfs and seed the playsand... ~or~...If you have an established tank with CC in it, you can fill a couple nylons with some CC and set them in the tank to seed the playsand. HTH

 

[wrassecal]

To get an idea of dsb's and what to use and how they function check out this link
<a href="http://www.rshimek.com/reef/sediment.htm" target="_blank">www.rshimek.com/reef/sediment.htm</a>
Good luck!

 

[ed r]

The posts above are giving you very good advice. I strongly recommend following it. Good luck with it.