BeltwayBandit
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"As TekCaT suggests, a DSB is affordable, "set it and forget it" technology."
While I agree that the basic RDSB is set it and forget it, space is at a premium for me. If I am alocating space to something and I can get multiple uses from it then why not try it? My question was more along the lines of how can you maximize the use of an RDSB type of setup. Our reef club just had Barry from clamsdirect come speak over the weekend and now I am thinking about possibly using some hippopus clams as well in the RDSB. (again lighting isn't an issue since I converted a 'fuge in a bucket' to a RDSB so I already have a light (19w PC floodlight) and two mangroves in there).
The hippopus clams require very little light and appear to be among the better denitrators among the giant clams (anecdotaly, I don't know of any solid reference for this).
So far I have identified three things that I am looking to try in my RDSB Mangroves (has been done before), seagrass, and hipoppus clams. I'll be curious to see the results.
While I agree that the basic RDSB is set it and forget it, space is at a premium for me. If I am alocating space to something and I can get multiple uses from it then why not try it? My question was more along the lines of how can you maximize the use of an RDSB type of setup. Our reef club just had Barry from clamsdirect come speak over the weekend and now I am thinking about possibly using some hippopus clams as well in the RDSB. (again lighting isn't an issue since I converted a 'fuge in a bucket' to a RDSB so I already have a light (19w PC floodlight) and two mangroves in there).
The hippopus clams require very little light and appear to be among the better denitrators among the giant clams (anecdotaly, I don't know of any solid reference for this).
So far I have identified three things that I am looking to try in my RDSB Mangroves (has been done before), seagrass, and hipoppus clams. I'll be curious to see the results.