How should I setup the sand base in my new reef tank?

mmync

mmync

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I am currently cycling my new soon to be reef tank. When i started the cycle 6 days ago planned on it being a fish only with live rock tank. However after 6 days of cycling I decided that would rather go reef. My concern at this point is how to set up the sand bed. I have read things about using screens and all sorts of other things underneath the sand bed, but I am not to excited about taking out all the sand right now and doing stuff like that. So do I have to do that or can i just have like 2-4" of sand sitting right on the bottom of the tank. About how much sand should I have on the bottom. Also, is it true that the live rock should be sitting right ontop of the bottom glass and not on top of the sand. Thanks in advance my friends.:)
 
nacl-h2o

nacl-h2o

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It sounds like they were refering to a plenium. A DSB will work just as well with out removing anything. If the sand bed you have now is sugar sized sand 4" or 5" would qualify as a DSB and would provide some denitrafication. If you have CC you would either have to make it very thick, mix it with sugar size sand or remove it and add sugar size sand. And most people just put the LR on top of the sand, and it will sink a little over time.
 
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