What is a DSB?

[fishboy69]

In 2 post I saw a reference to "DSB". Once as as something "like a plenum" and once as something that should be set-up if a skimmer is out of the question.

What the heck is a DSB?

Sorry, I'm a year into this reef habit and sometimes still little behind on abreviations.

 

[davelin315]

Took me a while to figure it out too.

DSB = Deep Sand Bed
Plenum = DSB with a cavity of sorts under it to aid in anaerobic respiration

Basically, it's two schools of thought on denitrification in our closed ecosystems. The plenum is just a variation on the DSB that utilizes a mesh or something similar to suspend the substrate above the bottom of the tank, creating a space for water to be present.

 

[jmeader]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by davelin315:
<STRONG>Took me a while to figure it out too.

DSB = Deep Sand Bed
Plenum = DSB with a cavity of sorts under it to aid in anaerobic respiration

Basically, it's two schools of thought on denitrification in our closed ecosystems. The plenum is just a variation on the DSB that utilizes a mesh or something similar to suspend the substrate above the bottom of the tank, creating a space for water to be present.</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
LOL I have to disagree. DSB is the varaition.

fishboy- The plenum is what the skimmer is generally not recommended for.

 

[Anonymous]

Fishboy69-

That's quite an Ultimate Reef Project you've got planned there! ( http://www.geocities.com/bigreefproject/Ultimate.html )