DSB in Fuge or BB ?

[Barebottomcorals_Ed]

Adding a fuge to my set up. 30 gl plan on having 3 different types of macro algae. My question, should i run a 3-4" layer of sand in my fuge maybe a few pieces of LR??...I have a very shallow sand bed in my display and plan on changing SB out in the next few months.

[zygote2k]

My 30 gal 'fuge started out as bare bottom, but eventually was covered in silt and particulates as time went by. The silt layer has tons of life now.

I have many types of macro that grow well in the fuge- Chaeto, Gracilaria, Ochtodes, Halymenia. These are good choices and are very hardy.

You should put small pieces of rubble on the bottom to start a 'pod pile'. You should make a DSB in a seperate location that gets no light and will be relatively undisturbed.

Edited September 25, 2009 by zygote2k