sandbed question

[temec_luver]

how deeps your sandbed i just added sand into mine and its about 4-6" and i do not want a dsb...how deep should i make it?

 

[Trigeek]

My sandbed is 6 inches deep.

 

[Nanz]

5 Inches in Display and Refugium

 

[temec_luver]

is that considered a dsb?

 

[temec_luver]

i know this is off topic but i hae a quick question... do i have to have teeth on my overflow?

 

[rustybucket145]

why would you not want a DSB?

 

[temec_luver]

i cannot stand the look after it matures... im gonna put one in my fuge though

 

[PrivateJoker64]

I have 1".
You have a dsb.

 

[Chibils]

1-2" is plenty if you don't want a DSB. Some people run with no sand at all. Generally speaking, it's not deep enough to operate as a DSB unless it's at least 6".

 

[JimKelly12203]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11097259#post11097259 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by temec_luver
i know this is off topic but i hae a quick question... do i have to have teeth on my overflow?

I believe you should. The purpose of the overflow is to strain the filmy scum that accumulates at the top of your water column and then send it down to the skimmer. The teeth on your overflow will increase your capacity to skim.

I could be dead wrong on that, but it just seems to me that the teeth on your overflow are to your skimmer as the saliva in your mouth is to your stomach.

 

[temec_luver]

if you think logically on that subject about the teethe.. with out teeth you have more surface skimming.... the teeth dont come out of the water thus increasing surface skimming area

 

[rustybucket145]

hmm.... look of a DSB after it matures....? I'm just having trouble following you here. Could you elaborate on this? To me a SSB looks just like a DSB except for the depth of course....

 

[temec_luver]

ok when you look at a dsb you see all the sand and some brown spots and coraline with ssb its you see it a lot less