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    Post starting dsb???

    i was thinking of moving my 1-2 inch agramot bed to my newm tank but i think i am going tjust starts a new one with a vey very fine sand that my lfs seels it not live or active so the real queston i have is will this harm the tank in amy way. i am still using bio balls (i know that you all hate them) for

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    Neal359,

    I actually recommend using a 4 to 6”+ DSB constructed of dead, fine, aragonite based sands, and:

    1 Seeding and feeding it with just a few pounds of live sands from multiple sources.

    2 Adding detrivore kits from Indo Pacific Sea Farms and Inland Aquatics.

    This method “home grows” your sand bed to be uniquely suited to you tanks particular conditions. This also avoids the “die off” and subsequent algae bloom that often occurs with large amounts of “badly treated” live sand.

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