God speed young feather duster...

[peteyboyny]

Here's where I'm at...
I just added another 3-4in to my sand bed. I used CaribSea Arragonite. I have a few feather dusters in the tank. The 2 larger ones weren't a problem, I just moved them out of the way. The smaller one wasn't happy about being moved and went straight out the bottom of his tube which was buried in the sand bed. I didn't want to disturb the sand bed looking for him so I left him. Is he a gonner? or will he find his way back to the surface?

 

[Og Drogon]

My friend feather duster did the same thing, it came out the tube started to turn around in the sand(more like wrapping it self in sand) and started doing another tube
So hopefully that's what it's doing.


I'm Nemo's mother!

 

[albano]

I just added another 3-4in to my sand bed. I used CaribSea Arragonite.

First things first...why did you add ANOTHER 3-4" of sand...how deep is it?

 

[peteyboyny]

Now it's 6-7" deep. It was only 2-3" deep. I'm have been slowly building everything up...LR and sand over the last 5-6mos.

 

[peteyboyny]

My friend feather duster did the same thing, it came out the tube started to turn around in the sand(more like wrapping it self in sand) and started doing another tube
So hopefully that's what it's doing.


Yeah but this guy just stayed buried in the sand...never saw him.

 

[albano]

Now it's 6-7" deep. It was only 2-3" deep. I'm have been slowly building everything up...LR and sand over the last 5-6mos.

Why...are you done now, at 6-7"? do you have a sump or refugium?

 

[peteyboyny]

Sump. Probably close to done.

 

[peteyboyny]

I wanted a deep sand bed to avoid problems that can happen with shallow beds

 

[dherrera83]

Sounds like alot of sand... I only keep mine at 3'. When i had my feather duster he attached himself to a LR and was very happy. But i never put him in the sand...

 

[peteyboyny]

He seemed happy...opened up, fed often. Then I tried to grab him. Not having it.

 

[peteyboyny]

The other 2 are larger and seem to be doing fine. I just wanted to know if he might find his way back out.

 

[albano]

I wanted a deep sand bed to avoid problems that can happen with shallow beds

I'm not an expert on sand beds...but I'd prefer to have the deep sand bed in the sump/refug...what problems are you worried about, with a shallow bed?

 

[dherrera83]

I have a deeper sand bed in my sump like albano just said.

 

[peteyboyny]

Shallow or deep? Too shallow has the possibility of allowing Nitrogen gas pockets to be more easily released into the tank. I've always been told go shallow as to not allow large amounts of gas to form to begin with. I prefer the deeper sand bed. Just don't want to stir it up too much.

 

[peteyboyny]

Sounds like we got a little off subject here. Feel like I'm being attacked over a choice I made. A choice that led to the question. Just not the reason FOR the question.

 

[Og Drogon]

Sounds like we got a little off subject here. Feel like I'm being attacked over a choice I made. A choice that led to the question. Just not the reason FOR the question.

TOO Shallow & TOO Deep has it's effects good And bad as long as you understand them you good

As for the feather duster give him about two days that's how long it was before we seen my friends come back out to where we could sew it.

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I'm Nemo's mother!

 

[peteyboyny]

Thank you. i do understand the good and bad of my choice. I'll wait and see if he comes back. Thanks for the input. Like i said at the start of the post....GOD SPEED YOUNG FEATHER DUSTER!