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Old 01/10/2008, 05:05 PM
miwoodar miwoodar is offline
I like sticks in my tank
 
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Originally posted by killagoby
But if your Ph drops that's when it will start to buffer...

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...y2002/chem.htm

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/author/rhf.php


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I removed the text and kept the links.
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Old 01/10/2008, 11:02 PM
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sunny is that just a fine grade crushed coral u are using
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Old 01/11/2008, 03:57 AM
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oops sorry sunny should have read ur answer more carefully
thanks for the info. what do u have in there to keep it clean?
do you use a gravel vac when u change your h20? sand sifters?
stars,nassarius,cukes?
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Old 01/11/2008, 02:37 PM
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I am in the same boat. I am trying to determine whether the 75g goes BB or SSB. I like the look of sand, but the ease of cleaning in a BB. My tank will have a CL running either a Snapper or Dart pump and sand storms are my other concern. My question is, are the sand storms mainly around where the outlets are for the pumps or are they everywhere? And once the initial storm is over, meaning the sand has been moved by the current, does it still continue beyond just what sand falls back into the water path? I do like the idea of the BB in the back and sand in the front. Here is a rack I built to stack my LR on so that it would be open underneath for fish to swim not have to have so much base rock.



What do you think about lining the inside of the legs on the edge with acrylic and then the sand would just be on the exterior of the LR aquascape. Then under the two islands, would be bare bottom and that is where the exits of the CL would be, coming in and turning down via 90 directed right onto the bottom. That way it would pretty much blow detritus and stuff out from under the piles into the sand where snails, stars and such could get to it. Also, that would mean I only have to vacuum and stir the exposed sand. Make sense? I know a littlesand would end up under the piles, but should be kept blown towards the front. Another option is instead of a 90, I use a T and the bottom blows the bottom glass and the top have a section of locline on it that can be directed to other areas.
 

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