Increasing Depth Of Existing Sandbed

[Fishfreak]

My mainly-softies nanoreef has been established for close to 2 years now. Currently the sand bed consists of #1 with depth around 1.5inch. NO3 is a constant problem, so I thought I'll go DSB to try to reduce this problem. My questions:

1) Since #0 is now available, should I 'top-up' with #0? Or should I stick to #1?

2) How do I 'top-up'? Simply lay additional sand onto existing sandbed? I do have patches of dino on the existing sand bed.

Thanks

FF

[SpiderOne]

u can top up with 0 or 1. sand will stratify in time. the dino will appear on the new layer in a few days. trust me on this:X

[orgasbt]

spider,

Can explain more??? Dont qiute understand. Thanks

[SpiderOne]

the 0 sand will go to the bottom and the 1 sand will come to the top. may take a while though.

[Tanzy]

Diatom, not dionflagellate.

[oshkosh]

Diatom, not dionflagellate.

Diatom, I know. dionflagellate, I don't.

What's that?

[SpiderOne]

Dinoflagellates possess a unique nuclear structure at some stage of their life cycle - a dinokaryotic nucleus (as opposed to eukaryotic or prokaryotic), in which the chromosomes are perminently condensed. The cell wall of many dinoflagellates is divided into plates of cellulose ("armor") within amphiesmal vesicles, known as a theca. These plates form a distinctive geometry/topology known as tabulation, which is the main means for classification.

Diatoms are unicellular algae generally placed in the family Bacillariophyceae. The cell walls of these organisms are made of silica, and the varied shapes and beautiful ornamentation of these walls made the study of the diatoms and related siliceous organisms a favored pursuit of the microscopical pioneers

hope that answers ur question :P

as far as i am concerned both are essentially the same. both unicellular algae. how different can they be

[oshkosh]

Very impressed. Thanks for the explanation. I'll have to write this down somewhere...

[diabolus]

Dinoflagellates possess a unique nuclear structure at some stage of their life cycle - a dinokaryotic nucleus (as opposed to eukaryotic or prokaryotic), in which the chromosomes are perminently condensed. The cell wall of many dinoflagellates is divided into plates of cellulose ("armor") within amphiesmal vesicles, known as a theca. These plates form a distinctive geometry/topology known as tabulation, which is the main means for classification.

Diatoms are unicellular algae generally placed in the family Bacillariophyceae. The cell walls of these organisms are made of silica, and the varied shapes and beautiful ornamentation of these walls made the study of the diatoms and related siliceous organisms a favored pursuit of the microscopical pioneers

hope that answers ur question :P

as far as i am concerned both are essentially the same. both unicellular algae. how different can they be

dats pretty cool...

where did u cut and paste from?

[Sinn]

haha ouch!

[Tanzy]

RoachUno,

Do you even understand half of what it says?

Bringing your assumptions to the end, you and a turkey are both multicellular and have a vertebrae, therefore, no difference.

Diatoms will utilise the silicates in the water to grow. It's usually blooms when a tank is first set up because it grows fast and the silicate level of the water may be high due to new sand.

[SpiderOne]

i know that im SUPPOSED to understand. somehow i dont.

[SpiderOne]

why turkey... why not.. turtle.

Bleh. I read your post as Dino.not diatoms. and was wondering how come dino growing on his sandbed.i thought u joking around so i joined in the fun . diatoms are the brown algae growing on your sandbed.