Hydrogen sulfide build up in sand

Discussion in 'Sand' started by schackmel, Jul 28, 2010.

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  1. hasek1639

    hasek1639 Fire Shrimp

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    +1 i run 1in or less in my tanks so i never have to worry
     
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  2. FaceOfDeceit

    FaceOfDeceit Hockey Beard

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    How long can sand sit in containers (buckets in my case) before the risk of Hydrogen Sulfide build-up/release?
     
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  3. Steve34

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    how deep is considered a deep sand bed?
     
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  4. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    Enough to have an anaerobic layer; that usually means 4+ inches.
     
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  5. Steve34

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    very cool thank you.
     
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  6. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    well my case was 8 weeks! I know that i had some in a week because I had a towel over it at first and got a gas whiff when i took it off
     
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  7. inwall75

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    When it's against the glass, it's usually Oxygen created by the cyanobacteria and live right at the surface of the glass. When the bubbles are coming from all over your sandbed, that's Nitrogen caused by the de-nitrification process.
     
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