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Scooterman · 12-02-2003, 03:07 PM

I know it isn't an easy task in keeping up a 4" To 6" DSB in your main display. So many in here has one, how do you keep it up? Do you have rocks on some type of rack system? Is water running through your rack? What critters did you add to your system? When you change water, do you vacuum the surface of your DSB or never.

When I had a DSB, I had algae problems often but I can't say it was only the DSB. I always wanted to suck up the loose stuff off the top but was told not to, in order for a DSB to work properly, you needed to feed it. How is circulation problems overcome with all the sand? I had to make sure all water movement was neutral or pointed up & still had bare spots in the middle. Is a skimmer needed in a true DSB system?
Just a few questions.

12-02-2003, 03:07 PM	#32 (permalink)
Scooterman Elegance coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lafayette, Louisiana Posts: 1,235 View Gallery Karma Komment	I know it isn't an easy task in keeping up a 4" To 6" DSB in your main display. So many in here has one, how do you keep it up? Do you have rocks on some type of rack system? Is water running through your rack? What critters did you add to your system? When you change water, do you vacuum the surface of your DSB or never. When I had a DSB, I had algae problems often but I can't say it was only the DSB. I always wanted to suck up the loose stuff off the top but was told not to, in order for a DSB to work properly, you needed to feed it. How is circulation problems overcome with all the sand? I had to make sure all water movement was neutral or pointed up & still had bare spots in the middle. Is a skimmer needed in a true DSB system? Just a few questions. __________________ Scott Ardoin (Ard-Dwan)