Not saying who is wrong or right here... just a couple of Ron-posts to remember that there are other opinions on the fate of DSBs. There are success stories as well as crashes, likely due to the thousands of possible variables in each and every tank. Still reading... Hmm...
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Hi Tim,
If you set up a sand bed as normal (see the the "Sand bed questions" sticky thread at the top of the forum listings) and use a low metals salt, along with good nutrient export, I see no reason that a sand bed can't last indefinitely.
On the other hand if you have hermit crabs, and sand sifting stars and fish, it will may be somewhat functional for at least a few days. After that... nope.
So...
The functionality of a sand bed is dependent upon the animals in it. Hermit crabs, and sand sifting animals kill and eat those animals and simultaneously kill the functionality of the sand bed.
This is your call... I can't advise you.
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Hi,
What has changed is simply that some people find that they are incapable of maintaining a functional deep sand bed. Because they don't seem to be able to use the methodology correctly (generally by ignoring the rules of setting up the bed properly and keeping the bed well stocked, as well as over crowding the tank), when the bed fails to live up to their expectations, they blame the failure on the sand bed rather their own deficiencies.
With some luck perhaps they will find some way to maintain the animals they wish to keep by doing something else.
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