Good day people,
We all know the usual way of doing things with a DLSB, but since reading this thread http://www.marineaquariumsa.com/showthread.php?t=13971 a few months ago, I have not been able to forget it.
That sump used a large amount of coral rubble instead of a DSB. The coral rubble would obviously have been seeded with LR and things went from there.
The sludge in the bottom didnt cause any problems with nutrients as the tank was running for a while without significant readings.
Now my question is this: Why do we not see more of this style of sump build? What are the pitfalls? Does it not complete the nitrogen cycle as effectively as a DSB?
I am rather keen on trying this kind of sump in the future, but after much searching, i have only been able to find one "similar" setup being run by forum member pkc. And that setup is quite a bit beyond your general "hobby aquarium"
We all know the usual way of doing things with a DLSB, but since reading this thread http://www.marineaquariumsa.com/showthread.php?t=13971 a few months ago, I have not been able to forget it.
That sump used a large amount of coral rubble instead of a DSB. The coral rubble would obviously have been seeded with LR and things went from there.
The sludge in the bottom didnt cause any problems with nutrients as the tank was running for a while without significant readings.
Now my question is this: Why do we not see more of this style of sump build? What are the pitfalls? Does it not complete the nitrogen cycle as effectively as a DSB?
I am rather keen on trying this kind of sump in the future, but after much searching, i have only been able to find one "similar" setup being run by forum member pkc. And that setup is quite a bit beyond your general "hobby aquarium"