New Biocube

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Well, after a short hiatus, I am happy to be back. This is my new gently used Biocube that I purchased from Beardown, today. Thanks, Adam. I am very excited to be back and look forward to actually getting SPS to grow this time.


Jim
 
Welcome back. I took a short break from the hobby and came back a few months ago. So glad to be back.

Look forward to seeing the tank up and running


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jrwoltman said:
Why would they recommend that?
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Some more experienced members will need to chime in on this since I'v only been doing this for 2 months but from my research it sounds like a deep sand bed gives you benefits but also will trap waste and eventually turn into a "time bomb" where if you disturb it after a certain point of waste build up it would have a seriously negative effect on your water quality.
 
DSB does help but usually more in a refugeum setup. Just like joe said. It can turn into a big issue if the sand bed is disturbed once it has started the cycle


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I don't think that's enough substrate nor the right type to be considered a DSB. [MENTION=3688]Illinijoe[/MENTION] - I'm curious which LFS gave you that advice.
 
I would say that is still in the "date" realm. I started with that much sand my first go around, lasted over a year with no issues. Tore down the tank after that for a re-scape, but seemed to be okay. And I have a 29g biocube
 
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