How To Setup A Saltwater Aquarium Deep Sand Bed
Educational video on How To Properly Setup A Saltwater Tank or Reef Aquarium Deep Sand Bed. By newyorksteelo. www.newyorksteelo.com Facebook: www.facebook.com DSB Article – www.ronshimek.com
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I would lose the canister filter if it were me. Just add the media to the HOB refuge.
newyorksteelo
December 2, 2012 at 10:06 pm
Question NYS.. do u think protein skimmer, phosphate reactor, refugium (all hang on back ), and a canister filter will be over kill for my reef tank..
miltonr555
December 2, 2012 at 10:29 pm
NO. Absolutely not. A UV sterilizer can only affect the free floating life that passes through it, not the live that lives on the sand bed and on the surface of everything in the tank. It is perfectly safe to add a UV unit if you wish to.
newyorksteelo
December 2, 2012 at 11:23 pm
will my uv sterilizer destroy my worms cocpods and deep sand bed
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sorry cause im trying to mke a deep sand bed because of random high nitrate spikes suck as .80 in my 29 gal tank
faross10
December 2, 2012 at 11:57 pm
Thanks thats the way i was going to go.
Another question i am looking at transfering all the water as well 200L ( sorry we work in Lt ) to the 6 footer ( witch should hold around 650L ) and over a couple of weeks top up the tank with new water ? I hope this makes sense.
Thanks again
Rama1981
December 3, 2012 at 12:32 am
If it’s a shallow sand bed in the old tank, and you want to achieve a deep sand bed in the new tank, I would add all new packaged live sand to the new tank first, and then add the shallow bed in your old tank on top. Good luck.
newyorksteelo
December 3, 2012 at 1:22 am
I cover this in detail on my video titled “Rose Bubble Tip Anemone Care”.
newyorksteelo
December 3, 2012 at 1:27 am
Hey Bud Great vids thanks. I have a 4x2x2 tank that has been running for 10months now i am upgrading to a 6x2x2 tank i have everything ready to go first time using a sump. My question is should i use the sand from my old tank in my new tank ? If so how would you do this ?
I know i will need extra sand for the bigger tank
Thanks
Rama1981
December 3, 2012 at 2:25 am
I cover this in my video titled “Rose Bubble Tip Anemone Care”.
newyorksteelo
December 3, 2012 at 2:49 am
Please visit my video titled “How To Aquascape A Reef Aquarium” where i discuss this briefly.
newyorksteelo
December 3, 2012 at 3:46 am
How do u keep ur nemni in 1place
potboyz819
December 3, 2012 at 4:33 am
Thankx, sorry one more question opion, i can leave my dead rock on glass than sand around, sand first than rock on top, or pvc pipe with drilled hole s in sand rock on top? Sorry for back to back question s..
El hijo Del rio
December 3, 2012 at 5:28 am
Reefs do best in open tank settings with no hood. As for the rock, 1 pound per gallon would do just fine. The sand can be calculated by using a online Deep Sand Bed Calculator. If you Google this, you will find it. Good luck.
newyorksteelo
December 3, 2012 at 6:22 am
If you are going to go with dry rock and dead sand, I recommend you stick to a shallow sand bed.
newyorksteelo
December 3, 2012 at 7:10 am
I am planning on a 30 gals tank mini reef with a HOB cpr refugium with miracle mud and would like to know how much live sand and how many pounds of live rock to start with in the main tank. Should I keep the tank covered?
jetsontheair
December 3, 2012 at 7:50 am
Starting new tank, 50gal breeder startn fresh no live rock or live sand, but 50lbs of pukani dead reef rock from brs and 4 – 30lbs bags of aragamax sugar sized oolite sand, i think at moment two bags gave me ruffly 1 and half inches what to do?? Your opion leave the 1and half inches or put all four bags in i dont think it will give me 4 inches and money wise i dont plan for more money in it. I also have hob refugium cpr large, also reef octopus skimmer, led lighting vertex.. Thank you in advan
El hijo Del rio
December 3, 2012 at 8:24 am
Should be fine so long as your fish or other animals in the tank don’t prey on the plants.
newyorksteelo
December 3, 2012 at 9:23 am
I had one more question I couldn’t find the answer to but is it ok to have any plants either in the sand bed or floating above?
shadowknight305
December 3, 2012 at 10:19 am
Thanks for the feedback. Good luck.
newyorksteelo
December 3, 2012 at 10:30 am
Ok thanks I will try to read through the comments to find similar questions and answers instead of bothering you. Thanks for all the info. I now have a four inch deep sand bed but I dont have enough right now for all the rock I need. I will be slowly adding rock over time. Your videos are great keep it up. You basically got me into the hobby with your beautiful 90 Gallon tank.
shadowknight305
December 3, 2012 at 11:23 am
Thanks!
emmbec
December 3, 2012 at 11:40 am
Sugar fine sand. 0.5mm
newyorksteelo
December 3, 2012 at 12:28 pm
What grain size do you use? I know you mentioned it in one of your videos but I cannot find it. Thanks!
emmbec
December 3, 2012 at 1:15 pm
1 pound per gallon.
newyorksteelo
December 3, 2012 at 1:41 pm
Thank you it turns out I need about half of that. Thanks Im still new to this and am reading as much as I can before I start. I was wondering how much live rock would be needed to seed this sand?
shadowknight305
December 3, 2012 at 1:51 pm