With this thread I would like to discuss sand beds.
What type of sand bed do you have thin, thick or bare bottom? Why?
- Is it for looks/personal preference?
- Is it for a particular animal that requires a deep sand bed?
- Do you have a deep sand bed for denitrification by cultivating anaerobic bacteria?
- Has anyone with a thick sand bed had any issues with hydrogen sulfide?
- Do you have a bare bottom sand bed to prevent detritus from building up?
- Bare bottom to prevent scratching glass?
- What type of sand do you use?
- Do you change your sand every few years?
- Has anyone noticed when you mess with the sand the next day your fish has ich?
I have a thin sand bed no deeper than half an inch, mostly a quarter of an inch. Just enough to cover the bottom glass. For me I like the look of having sand but don't want to be siphoning the sand, having detritus buildup or have pockets of anaerobic bacteria forming. I do not have any animals that require a deep sand bed. I use the CaribSea Aragonite Reef Sand. Aragonite is also known to help with PH. It is not a larger grain but not too fine that the powerhead with blow it all around. I am also in the process of changing out sand slowly in small areas, not to affect my biological filtration.
What type of sand bed do you have thin, thick or bare bottom? Why?
- Is it for looks/personal preference?
- Is it for a particular animal that requires a deep sand bed?
- Do you have a deep sand bed for denitrification by cultivating anaerobic bacteria?
- Has anyone with a thick sand bed had any issues with hydrogen sulfide?
- Do you have a bare bottom sand bed to prevent detritus from building up?
- Bare bottom to prevent scratching glass?
- What type of sand do you use?
- Do you change your sand every few years?
- Has anyone noticed when you mess with the sand the next day your fish has ich?
I have a thin sand bed no deeper than half an inch, mostly a quarter of an inch. Just enough to cover the bottom glass. For me I like the look of having sand but don't want to be siphoning the sand, having detritus buildup or have pockets of anaerobic bacteria forming. I do not have any animals that require a deep sand bed. I use the CaribSea Aragonite Reef Sand. Aragonite is also known to help with PH. It is not a larger grain but not too fine that the powerhead with blow it all around. I am also in the process of changing out sand slowly in small areas, not to affect my biological filtration.
