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I've been reading around this forum the past week and have got answers to lots of questions but i got, sort of, very confused too... Some of these q's are going to sound stupid but umm.. researching is all very well but i havta ask too!
Just now i was reading the 'DSB setup for beginners' and 'BB or sand bed' threads and there are a few things i'd like to confirm and ask.
It was not my intention to get a dsb, but was reading about it and it sounded good. But as far as i can make out it needs a sump. Reading other threads, "sump needed" also came up a couple of times. Is a sump really needed even though i'm not going for dsb? - at the moment, maybe later on. That too the tank being a nano (113L) with a FOWLER setup. That being as i read that LR is needed to help with filteration.
Is DSB in-tank, a dsb in the tank? As far as i made out it wasn't possible to even put fish in as they will eat the critters?
What type of substrate will be the best for a fish only nano? (possibly 113L), i'm not keen on BB and was given crushed coral as an option by one lfs. Its a ph buffer, i know,are there other benefits though?
I read that live sand is an option as well. What exactly is live sand and would that be layd out like any regular substrate? Waht are it benefits?
What test kits would i need to start with? I have nitrate, nitrite, ammonia,(SW+FW) and will the normal ph test kIt that is used for FW aquariums work with SW?
Tnx for the info.
Just now i was reading the 'DSB setup for beginners' and 'BB or sand bed' threads and there are a few things i'd like to confirm and ask.
It was not my intention to get a dsb, but was reading about it and it sounded good. But as far as i can make out it needs a sump. Reading other threads, "sump needed" also came up a couple of times. Is a sump really needed even though i'm not going for dsb? - at the moment, maybe later on. That too the tank being a nano (113L) with a FOWLER setup. That being as i read that LR is needed to help with filteration.
Is DSB in-tank, a dsb in the tank? As far as i made out it wasn't possible to even put fish in as they will eat the critters?
What type of substrate will be the best for a fish only nano? (possibly 113L), i'm not keen on BB and was given crushed coral as an option by one lfs. Its a ph buffer, i know,are there other benefits though?
I read that live sand is an option as well. What exactly is live sand and would that be layd out like any regular substrate? Waht are it benefits?
What test kits would i need to start with? I have nitrate, nitrite, ammonia,(SW+FW) and will the normal ph test kIt that is used for FW aquariums work with SW?
Tnx for the info.