subtrate too hight or just fine? (pic)

[Ocean2k]

Hey, i think that my subtrate is too high and like to remove some. you guys think i should remove some or remove all of it?

 

[ToddG.]

I dnt think it looks too bad if anything id do some you dont want to any big disruption to a sand bed and throw your tank oughta wack for sure.

 

[mike_cmu04]

What you have is a deep sand bed and it works differently than a regular one do a search and read up on it.

 

[Niven]

That is not nearly deep enough to be considered a deep sand bed. As long as you keep it healthy though, I would leave it. Healthy as in filled with organisms to keep it alive.

 

[gods child]

that is not a deep bed thats just fine it is part of your bio just leave it .But make sure your rock is on the bottom if you have fish that dig ,you can have a landslide .Had a 265 that broke that way when I went away for a week end .What a mess tank an 500 gallonsump emty realy lucky didnt burn the house down .Lost every thing but the 800lb of rock .that I gave to Don Aqua hut the only thing i kept was the lights now i got the itch to put up a nother tank around 400 just dont want glass this time

 

[tmz]

Deep enough. You can reduce it if you wan't for aesthetic reasons but it looks fine to me. Stabilizing the rock is a good idea, if you have burrowing animals in the tank. However, I would not bury the rock as the decaying material in or on it would likely provide organic carbon to anoxic areas leading to some hydrogen sulfide production. Raising the rock up on some pvc platforms can work well.