y a deep sand bed tank?

[cypress]

wut r the advanages ans dis advanages of having alot of sand ?

 

[alti]

the DSB creates low oxygen zones where anaerobic bacteria can grow. these bacterias will complete the niotrogen cycle by converting nitrates into nitrogen gas which bubbles out of the sand and out of your tank,

 

[alti]

in other words, it makes the tank a hell of alot easier to maintain.

 

[cypress]

ok thank you

 

[alti]

just noticed you have a 10 gal. dont bother with a dsb. i doubt it will make much of a difference on a tank that small and it will greatly reduce the water volume in the tank.

 

[cypress]

well actually i just bought a new 29 gal tank and it is cycleing right now , but i have one big bag of sand on the bottom (live sand) , is that ok , in other words does lil sand have a positive point to?

 

[alti]

a DSB needs to be at least 4" deep and must be composed of very fine grained sand. is it real live sand or that aragalive crap?

 

[cypress]

is there any thing wrong with a 2 in deep sand bed?

 

[alti]

theres nothing wrong with it, but 2 more inches woulb be a huge benefit to your tank.

 

[jonthefb]

the more surface area of sand that you have the more and better that your water is going to get filtered!
good luck
jon

 

[cypress]

okay