Cycling Live Sand
From Albert Thiel's Library, a great article about purchasing LS, details about cycling and die off, and much more.
Filtration Methods, An In-Depth Look
From the AquaSite Articles Index, DxReef discusses nitrates and outlines the use of the Berlin, Modern Berlin, or Jaubert Filtration methods to help with nitrate reduction.
Live Sand & Jaubert Reef Systems
From Luis Mercado's Planet Reef Library, an overview about this type of filtration system set up, including complete instructions for building, installing and maintaining it.
Live Sand Filters...
...and Changing From A Berlin To Live Sand. An informative article from Albert Thiel's Aquarium Infobase Library about converting over.
Live Sand Filtration: Part 1 & 2
Detailed information from Albert Thiel for using Sand Filtration with or without a Jaubert/Plenum.
Live Sand Filtration: Part 3
More information from Albert Thiel about live sand and Jaubert/Plenum Filtration.
Live Sand Q & A's
Information from FINS Reefkeeper FAQ's for recommendations on much live sand to use, and other valuable tips about LS.
Live Sand Q & A's
From Jeff Pfhol's Fish-Reefs Archive, Newsgroup posted exchanges from hobbyists asking and answering many questions about using Live Sand substrates for various methods of filtration.
NNR w/ Jaubert Plenum & Eggshell Substrate
By Gary V. Deutschmann, Sr. this article is an interesting read about his research for a different twist in substrate media.
Sand Bed Systems - Part 1
From the Aquarium.Net Articles Archive (Oct. 1996), the first article in a Sam Gamble's series that discusses the basic outline and function of sand bed filter systems.
Sand Bed Systems - Part 10
From the Aquarium.Net Articles Archive (July 1997), the tenth article in Sam Gamble's series that discusses another view about sand clumping in sand bed filter systems.
Sand Bed Systems - Part 11
From the Aquarium.Net Articles Archive (August 1997), the eleventh article in Sam Gamble's series that light energy and its relationship with sand bed systems.
Sand Bed Systems - Part 12
From the Aquarium.Net Articles Archive (Oct. 1997), the twelth article in Sam Gamble's series that discusses Aragonite and The Carbon Cycle in sand bed systems.
Sand Bed Systems - Part 13
From the Aquarium.Net Articles Archive (Nov. 1997), the thirteenth article in Sam Gamble's series that discusses nutrients, light, water, and using New Concepts to deal with these sand bed system factors.
Sand Bed Systems - Part 14
From the Aquarium.Net Articles Archive (Sept. 1998), the fourteenth article in Sam Gamble's series that discusses Magnetic Bacteria in Sediment in Sand Bed Aquariums.
Sand Bed Systems - Part 2
From the Aquarium.Net Articles Archive (Nov. 1996), the second article in Sam Gamble's series about how to build a Plenum filtration system with live sand and rock.
Sand Bed Systems - Part 3
From the Aquarium.Net Articles Archive (Dec. 1996), the third article in Sam Gamble's serices that discusses what you need to check and observe once your system is running.
Sand Bed Systems - Part 4
From the Aquarium.Net Articles Archive (Jan. 1997), the fourth article in Sam Gamble's series that discusses the problem with the greatest track record when using a sand bed filter, nuisance algae.
Sand Bed Systems - Part 5
From the Aquarium.Net Articles Archive (Feb. 1997), the fifth article in Sam Gamble's series that discusses the important components of a sand bed filter system.
Sand Bed Systems - Part 6
From the Aquarium.Net Articles Archive (March 1997), the sixth article in Sam Gamble's series that discusses the use of finer grain size, as some refer to it as "sugar sand", for their sand bed filter system.
Sand Bed Systems - Part 7
From the Aquarium.Net Articles Archive (April 1997), the seventh article in Sam Gamble's series that discusses the problems of sand clumping of the substrate in a sand bed filter system.
Sand Bed Systems - Part 8
From the Aquarium.Net Articles Archive (May 1997), the eighth article in Sam Gamble's series that discusses the occuring changes in aquarium filtration and the functioning energy of a sand bed filter system.
Sand Bed Systems - Part 9
From the Aquarium.Net Articles Archive (June 1997), the nineth article in Sam Gamble's series that discusses more on energy and sand bed aquariums.
Starter Reef Tank Package
Tampa Bay Saltwater offers a "package" for starting a reef tank natures way with with live sand, live rock and some live critters.
The Why's & How's of Sand Beds
From the reefs.org Archive, an extremely detailed and involved article by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph. D. about using Live Sand Beds and allowing them to function as naturally as possible.
