Substrates pt2 - Podcast Episode 28

***Rob*** · 01-19-2006, 09:17 PM

in this show, i discuss some of the main differences between using a Deep sand bed, shallow sand bed, and using a bare bottom. i also discuss soem items related to diatoms from a recent thread in our forums

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gwen_o_lyn · 01-19-2006, 09:22 PM

Thanks Rob- I got it downloading from iTunes right this minute!!

I hope to hear lots of laughs!

***Rob*** · 01-19-2006, 09:23 PM

sry, dont think there are any in this show...lol

gwen_o_lyn · 01-19-2006, 09:26 PM

I'm crushed

***Rob*** · 01-19-2006, 09:32 PM

its ok, listen to the show, and learn something.. then you will feel better..

gwen_o_lyn · 01-19-2006, 09:35 PM

i don't have to learn anything to feel better... just listening makes me feel better

I don't think I'm doing this iTunes thing right, but thats ok... I just download it

***Rob*** · 01-19-2006, 09:37 PM

BTW, this episode has been made availible in the chat rooms

cabbagehead · 01-19-2006, 10:19 PM

Rob,
Thanks for mentioning my thread in your podcast. I agree 100% that a lot of valuable information was gained by that discussion and I am happy you choose to share it.
Thanks
Jack

fishcounter · 03-09-2006, 02:05 PM

You mentioned that its usually not advisable to vacume a DSB. I understand that we dont want to disturb the environment in the sand, so how do we maintain the sand and keep it "white"?

gwen_o_lyn · 03-09-2006, 04:30 PM

Eddy- that is one of the reasons why I like my SSB- I can move my rocks around anytime I want and mess the sand all up... I sift my sand sometimes to take out the chuckier pieces, but with a DSB, you really can't do that. I like to have a clean sandbed with no bigger pieces of sand than sugar sized.

fishcounter · 03-09-2006, 04:34 PM

Thanks gwen, so do you just have extra live rock for filtration and a super-powered skimmer? I need to find some pictures of what a DSB and a SSB look like after being set up for a while and also how the tanks seem be affected.

gwen_o_lyn · 03-09-2006, 05:23 PM

My tank has been running almost 3 years and I call it very successful every since I started using RODI water and upgraded my skimmer- that was about a year and a half ago.

I actually didn't have enough LR until this January- I only use Marshall Island LR and at $9/lb, I was buying it very slowly. Then I found a guy tearing his tank down and hit the jackpot!! Marshall Island for $3/lb loaded with SPS!! wooo hoooo!! So basically I don't think you really need that much LR- I had about 40-50lbs before I added more in a 72g tank.

I contribute my success to that skimmer- it's powerful. I could prolly feed every day if I wanted to, but I'm not gonna try that. I've dumped craploads of food in my tank on accident many times... I never rinse my frozen food- haven't seen cyano or hair algae since the days when I was using tap water and before my EuroReef. Now the rock for my nano did have bubble algae and that was in my big tank before I got the nano setup.... so I gotta fix that....
About to get off work- gotta run for now, but maybe that helps.

***Rob*** · 03-09-2006, 07:29 PM

feel free to check out the photo gallery, you will see that (except my flatworms) my DSB is quite clean.. no vacuuming required..

gwen_o_lyn · 03-09-2006, 10:08 PM

wait til it crashes ...