Other DSB nano's out there?? Pics of my sandbed

[Hanauma-Reef]

Hey for all you DSB people in nanos. I just started my 12g aquapod and have 40lbs live sand with 12 pounds of live rock. What do you guys recommend for sifters and cleaners?
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/Rdub76/IMG_0299.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/Rdub76/IMG_0299.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/Rdub76/IMG_0302.jpg

[Genin]

nasaris snails are great. they do a good job on my ssb.

[gman0526]

If you want a "real DSB" you don't need sifters you need only stirrers. About 3 nassarius snails should do the trick in that tank, maybe some cerith snails too, but i wouldn't add more than 6 altogether. Feed lightly and you might wanna consider a DSB recharge kit to start the DSB critter population. HTH

[Carl_in_Florida]

Don't want to get into a dsb debate. I had one and after a while it started to look nasty. I thought it was disgusting.
I now have a little sand on top of my faux sand bed.

Carl

[Cutiewitbooty]

I agree with you carl, It does tend to look nasty after a while. I don't see the point in it in a nono, doesn't it take up to much water valume in that small of a tank to be worth it? I'm not trying to diss or anything, i'm just cerious.

BTW sweet thank though :D

[steelhealr]

DSBs are reported as ineffective in a nano reef system. However, there is a great thread on RDSBS, remote DSB's in a 5 gallon bucket that is reportedly excellent at denitrification. I would remove some sand from that tank. SH

[Kogo]

very nice color in the pics though, any details on your photography.

[Hanauma-Reef]

It's just a canon a520 on the underwater macro setting

[new2u]

i've read any DSB in tanks smaller than 29 gallons are pointless becasue they cannot contain the ecosystem and invertabrate life nessisary for the nitrate elimination at all. Just what I picked up from Dr. Rons article, and the reason I went SSB, my detrious trap... lol

[steelhealr]

Agreed...with such a nice setup, you don't want to tee yourself up for a crash. SH