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12-21-2003, 06:03 PM
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removing a dsb SUCKS
well after spending the last 4 hrs of my day... i finally have gotten about 99% of my dsb removed.. what do i have to show for it.... a soaking wet floor, i stink like my tank, and i cant see more than 2" into my tank... but once my gsp grows over the bare bottom... ill be happy... so i guess i have a few long months of grumbling to do.... lol
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12-21-2003, 06:27 PM
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Only four hours? It took me 14. 
Stop, prop your feet up, tomorrow's another day. Never try to arrange a tank when you're tired!
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12-21-2003, 07:03 PM
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lol i was just wondering if i should do that.... lol... btw it is amazing at just how much deterious can build up on some hidden rocks
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12-21-2003, 07:23 PM
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Try putting some in your sump for a while. They act like filters!
Take advantage and dunk, drain, swish them good. Get as much detritus out of them as you can.
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12-21-2003, 07:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by spsman
lol i was just wondering if i should do that.... lol... btw it is amazing at just how much deterious can build up on some hidden rocks
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I think between what loads up the DSB and the stuff that settles in the quiet zones on the rock, is the reason Spanky advocates bare bottome and a lot of current as well as hella skimmer and filter (mechanical) as needed 
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12-21-2003, 07:26 PM
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and rolling your sleeves up for some physical cleaning every now and then too. 
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12-21-2003, 07:46 PM
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i was contemplating going skimmerless....
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12-21-2003, 07:51 PM
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12-21-2003, 07:51 PM
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12-21-2003, 07:52 PM
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lol
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12-22-2003, 12:39 PM
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4 hours, you are good!!
it took me 12 hours from start to fish in. the corals and clams are still in the sump awaiting me to get home for placement.
i will post some pics of it tomorrow after i get a finished pic.
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12-22-2003, 12:55 PM
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hehe i had lr all over my living room, corals were in buckets strewed about... it was a mess... but i dug in and took it out...
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12-22-2003, 01:08 PM
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Sounds like a real mess....time for a cold beer!!!!
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12-22-2003, 01:58 PM
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i had 12.....
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12-22-2003, 02:18 PM
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Did that do the trick?
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