Longevity with sandbed?

[mjmac]

No wars here please !

I ordered an Aquapod 24 and it is at home waiting for me to return and setup. I intend to run an approximate 2" sandbed. Assuming a relatively stable system ... what is the average length of time one can expect from a nano with a semi-shallow sandbed ? About the best I have seen so far is 2 1/2 years but this is probably not the norm from what I have read.
Again... I AM going with a sandbed so no bb/dsb/ssb wars please.

Thanks all,

mike

 

[mjmac]

OK, I see this might have been worded a little better. I realize that the AP has not been around that long. What I am interested in here is feedback from those that have had a sandbed in, say, a 20 gallonish tank. Let me know how long you have been up and running.

Mike

 

[Agu]

10 gallon for 3 1/2 years with 2" in the front and 4" in the back (The AC 300 keeps pushing the fine stuff to the back ) and trouble free.


BTW, there's no skimmer or mechanical filtration.

 

[mjmac]

Excellent Agu, and thanks. You're making me feel better about this already. Anybody else care to contribute?

 

[afelder]

As long as you keep up with your maintenance and get a decent cleaning crew you should be able to go indefinitaly. I have a 16 bowfront with about the same amount of sand as Agu set up for a year and haven't had any problems with weekly water chasnges and my clean up crew.

Ariel