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This loaf is about to set out on an adventure... I guess it's time for me to begin my first build thread. After suffering way too long with my previous (first) build (a temperate system with freshwater rocks and sand as well as a HOB filter that never left the diatom phase), I decided to...

Could seagrasses be the solution to deep sand bed issues? My belief is that they could eliminate nutrient and organic buildup as they can only take in nutrients through their roots (edit: when they become too much for the bacteria and other organisms in the sand to handle). As a bonus, they also...

Hey! I'm currently aggressively researching absolutely everything I can as I plan and save to set up a 120 gallon tank! Something that has really eluded a concrete answer from my perspective is the use of a DSB for burrowing species. In my 120 I'm hoping to house an Engineer Goby, a Jawfish, A...

Doing my initial water fill on my 210 reef tank startup soon. Going with bare bottom and dry rock aquascape. The plan is to place a remote sandbed in my sump as part of my refugium and I’m looking for advice. I’ve had experience with sand and bare bottom setups, and see the advantages of both as...

community discussion on dsb in the hobby. any tank updates, experiences, thoughts, microfauna, and or knowledge is appreciated.

So I've been "aquariuming" for awhile however, I did not gain good experience due to rash teenage decisions and mostly blew my money on equipment/fish I didn't know how to use/care for. Now after college I'm back and have the money/patience to do it right. ANYWAYS I have a 55g display tank and...

Hello everyone!!! I am starting a nano system in a 12-gallon JBJ NanoCube sometime this week and I have a few questions. I am not new to the hobby, as I am coming from a RSM250. First off, would it be a good idea to have a DSB in a tank this small? I want some way to naturally treat nitrates in...

I need some advice on moving my 75 gallon tank with DSB. I've seen some good videos on moving tanks, and have a pretty good idea how to plan the move. I see some recommend throwing the sand away, except for a a cup for seeding, and some recommend keeping the sand and some recommend keeping but...