percula99
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At the beginning, seeing as I was using aragonite $$$ I started with 60 pounds. After a few weeks I added another 60 pound bag, and two weeks later I added the final 60 pounds for 180. I did not seed with any live sand. I just let it take it's course naturally. I figured I had lived with the high nitrates this long, let it just work like Anthony Calfo had said to. Even with the high nitrates, my tank did not seem to be suffering too much...yet! I keep detritus out of the RDSB by means of a sponge pre-filter on my Mag 5 which feeds the RDSB. I have to rinse it out every few days to once a week. It seems to work for me.
The one problem I seem to have with my set up is regulating the water level in the bed when I do a water change. I turn off the Mag during the water change. When I turn it back on, it has a tendency to overflow at times and I need to reset the ball valve on the Mag pump. Speaking of that, that is precisely what I am going to do right now. Time for another 50 gallon water change. TTFN.
The one problem I seem to have with my set up is regulating the water level in the bed when I do a water change. I turn off the Mag during the water change. When I turn it back on, it has a tendency to overflow at times and I need to reset the ball valve on the Mag pump. Speaking of that, that is precisely what I am going to do right now. Time for another 50 gallon water change. TTFN.