From DSB to BB

[andysho]

There are more and more reefers switching from DSB to BB system

So far , how many reefers here have make a switch from DSB to BB

system in your sps tank?

Wat are the things to watch out for in order not to stress the corals

All comments welcome thanks

[minsmarine]

Me thinking from DSB to Minium Sand Bad so won't ugly

IMO , BB and minimum SB should be the same

[madmac]

Skim wet... up the flow in your tank... think the point is to use remove the organics before they can breakdown again into NO3 and PO4... if you can help it.. try 'cooking' your live rocks for a good beginning... and buy lots of snails to eat the algae... think if you employ a UV, that would seal it...

difficult to stress the corals... it is IMHO a great deal better, the adv. o/w cons... the but the initial start may require you to work a little harder, you'll need to syphon out the sand, which sheds out from the rocks for the 1st month or so... meaning you'll hv to standby seawater as you'll lose a great deal of water... also the wet skimming takes out more water... be prepared for that.

BB n loving every second of it.

[bluesky]

Skim wet... up the flow in your tank... think the point is to use remove the organics before they can breakdown again into NO3 and PO4... if you can help it.. try 'cooking' your live rocks for a good beginning... and buy lots of snails to eat the algae... think if you employ a UV, that would seal it...

difficult to stress the corals... it is IMHO a great deal better, the adv. o/w cons... the but the initial start may require you to work a little harder, you'll need to syphon out the sand, which sheds out from the rocks for the 1st month or so... meaning you'll hv to standby seawater as you'll lose a great deal of water... also the wet skimming takes out more water... be prepared for that.

BB n loving every second of it.

Hi, How long have you converted? Whats the NO3 measurement? Does it creep up over time... longer time means higher NO3...? What's the water change regime? weekly or monthly?

Any sump & what's in the sump? Is it just strictly berlin filtration with heavy skimming?

[madmac]

bluesky, I hv no sump for my setup... the tank was bought as it is, running a close-loop driven by a canister filter.

Water change is weekly 25 liters of natural sea water. will be two full months on 19 May. I haven't tested any of the parameters except for dKH which I keep up daily checks on, dkh is now kept at 7 to 9, with 2 days of 2 tsp of baking soda, and the 3rd day, 1 tsp of Seachem Ca Adv.

I have a thriving red algae, jus under the leather coral... since the migration, it is starting to wither. NO3 isn't of concern at this stage, its PO4.

[andysho]

After reading a lot of comments on DSB and BB

It seems that a lot of ppl are switching from DSB to BB

and DR Ron also have stated that after your DSB run for a few years

whether it do good or not good to your tank .. you still need to do a

replacement..

And it seems there are more pros then cons from the reefers, all this comments

were extracted from reef central

And those reefers who have switched from DSB to BB , during the process

of removing the sand... It smells like shit...So one can imagine how stinky

it will be inside the deep sandbed kekek

I think i also will be changing too .. but prepare for some backache

to scope up the sand

For those who like to play with current inside sps tank.. keke no more worries

of sandstorm once switch to BB

[augustine1]

Yes I'll remove my DSB too and change to BB

...look like easy to care and easy maintain.

but do you remove dsb at the sump too ?

[acidjazz]

bro, BB u cant place prata and clam on the sea bed already. .

[hotlemond]

bro, BB u cant place prata and clam on the sea bed already. .

use a plate with sand on it and place the prata on it

[planetg]

dunno abt prata but my 2 large and 1 med clams are happy just sticking their butt to the acrylic base i've put in.

[andysho]

just brought acrylic to place on the base from one of the shop

around kelatane lane

cut to size for you , 10 mins wait and pretty cheap

[planetg]

hi dude.

perhaps u could go a further step to enlighten all abt the size, thickness and price u pay.

i usually buy full size acrylic from dama and per cut to size is $0.50

[madmac]

andysho, did u rsch on acrylic boards in tanks? I'd come across some postings... they can warp after some time... not sure why.... maybe you'd jus like to hold on to it first before u install it. There is a place in Temple St. can't quite recall the name... they sell lots of restaurant kitchen stuff... chk it out... ask them to pre-order for you the size, not sure if they will do but I'm sure they'll know who the manufacturer is.

Hv you considered Korean Marble... seen used in designer kitchens these days... they're good stuff.. maybe quite ex tho'. They can be molded to your specs... quite interesting stuff. Quick question, wats the ht of ur tank?

[andysho]

O no acrylic will warp ~~ thanks for informing me bro

Korean marble wowow must be exp then

ht is 2 feet bro

[madmac]

hv u thot, of going w/o boards... jus th glass as base.

Most use S/B for aesthetics + pressure distribution in case rocks fall, also helps contain slippage.

[andysho]

Just finish my major change to BB today

When removing the sand bed ~~ it really stinks sia

Cant imagine those creatures staying inside lol

The whole process lasted for around 9 hrs

Water is getting damm clear now ,

Can play around with the current without fear of sandstorm and can see a better

movement around the tank

I have used two kitchen chopping boards to support the liverocks

I use 100 pecent sea water fully for this BB setup

Now backache problem sia

[RAV-65]

Bro,

with the use of BB, ever thought of placing a piece of glass under your tank so that it will reflect the light upwards for your SPS?

[planetg]

have seen a pic of even a reflector white base... very glaring. not sure abt others but i would prefer not to.

[andysho]

Me never think of putting a piece of glass below

not that safe if one piece of rock just fall onto it

Better to be safe then sorry

Safety first lol

[scarab]

Bro,

with the use of BB, ever thought of placing a piece of glass under your tank so that it will reflect the light upwards for your SPS?

Anyway the effect won't last coz once coralline algae grows on it, you won't get anymore reflection.

Unless you scrape the bottom glass very often.....

[tineng]

got problem also if you have fishes that are agressive with their own like (like tangs)....you would stress them out unneccessary....