Ok, this is the down low, im re-building a 42,000 gallon tank and i want a sand bed of 4 inches for looks and filteration reasons. this will take 17,000 lbs of argra-sand, no prob. but what i really want is a 8" sand bed for max filteration, "nitrate". how concerned should i be about hydrogen sulfide? Im going to have divers going into the tank to feed fish as well "foot note". Help me out, im trying to thing out-side the box, can it be done?, if i can do it what should i think about, im thinking yes, give me the gas on this one. the tank will also have 20 tons of base rock, and a rk2 600 with ozone and the water source is the ocean. which is great but bad at the same time meaning high PO4 .50 ppm.
how consindered should i be?
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clekchau
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from what i've read, eventaull a dsb becomes used and you have to change out a portion of that sand out yearly. in a tank like that it would be a maintenance nightmare. however i'm not experienced enough to give you advice on a public aquarium sized tank, not sure if anyone else would be either.
