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Unread 03/11/2016, 10:40 PM   #3293
taricha
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Originally Posted by 34cygni View Post
Are the dinos in your tank growing back quickly enough to keep up with demand? Bear in mind that the dino-killing organisms you've got need dinos to eat. Without food, their population may die back and your carefully cultivated sand could lose its punch.
That could become an issue. Passive things I've been doing in my tank (like growing lots of macro - chaeto and caulerpa) have slowed the dino growth in the DT, so it's a valid concern.
If anyone has a substitute dino sized - 10-50 micron round particulate - food in mind, that would be helpful.
I currently toss in skimmate, fish food, and dead phyto.

Here's a vid of my sandbed on 40x for a shot of what sorts of things are in there.
https://youtu.be/24s9IjAwTqM


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