anyone hear of trumpet snails(Malaysian Snails) to help prevent anaerobic pockets in a deep sand substrate?
Trumpet Snails? Anaerobic Pockets?
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i've heard of people using them with sand substrate for the extra protection of always stirring it up. I've never had them before, but i've heard they're a great clean up crew as well
I have a Ton of them in my tanks, They are doing a great job with sand substrate, I don't know if my loaches feed on them or not but i recommend using them
Thanks for the input guys. I dont think the overpopulation will be a problem tho, my little Pacu likes to have a snack every once and awhile 
Just curious..
Have seen allot of posts about the dangers of a deep sand bed, but has anyone had their tank go sour by one?
I know the baddies can grow in the anaerobic environment, that is a fact.
Just like a poorly maintained canister that has the power off for a time, read as little as an hour.
But what I would like, is any first hand, it happened to my tank occurrences of your tank being adversely effected by the escape of methane or hydrogen sulfide.
Have seen allot of posts about the dangers of a deep sand bed, but has anyone had their tank go sour by one?
I know the baddies can grow in the anaerobic environment, that is a fact.
Just like a poorly maintained canister that has the power off for a time, read as little as an hour.
But what I would like, is any first hand, it happened to my tank occurrences of your tank being adversely effected by the escape of methane or hydrogen sulfide.
I too have heard quite a bit about a DSB being a problem, but with good circulation the top layer moves ever so slightly, and agitation by bottom dwelling fish move it a hair deeper, and the trumpet snails seem to be doing a very good job in my tank as far as i can tell. i dont test for the gasses or HS in the water, however i have seen an impacted sand bed and i can see that mine is not...