Is there such a thing as old Sand?

dough · 08-10-2003, 10:32 PM

Does a DSB get old?

I have had my tank up for 7 years with its orginal DSB, which is probably 3-4 inches deep. It seems to have lost some color and there is algae growing b/w the glass and sand. Do I need to change it out?

I am considering just replacing it with about an inch or two of new sand. I thought about saving some of the old sand as seed. Does anybody see a problem with that?

Geoff · 08-10-2003, 11:41 PM

all i can say is start reading this. this is pretty heavy.

this will tell you more than you ever wanted to know about a DSB.

G~

dough · 08-11-2003, 11:08 AM

Thanks, I was looking for the DSB/Sand Bed Cliffnotes!

Jimmer · 08-11-2003, 11:17 AM

Of all things...That thread is NOT the cliffs notes version of DSB's...