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jamal-188
02/01/2006, 03:31 PM
I just got the largest HOB fuge I could find. It is 24.5x4.5x12 and will be on my 72g reef tank. The tank only has a 1-2" sand bed. I know I want to grow some macro in the fuge but would a DSB in that small of a fuge help or just tank up valuable space?

wetWolger
02/01/2006, 03:33 PM
unless the tank is BB, i would say don't waste the space in the fuge with a DSB. You can use the space better with LR rubble or macro growing space.

jamal-188
02/02/2006, 07:03 AM
The tank is not BB but a 1-2" sand bed will not help with the breakdown of nitrates. I"m worried that nitrates may accumulate in my tank if I won't have some sort of anerobic area to break down nitrates.

Alaskan Reefer
02/03/2006, 05:11 AM
A sand bed in a small fuge isn't going to do anything except provide pod habitat. A good combination of chaeto and caulerpa will reduce PO4 and NO3 in the tank...