How deep of a deep sand bed...

Liz

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A friend at a LFS who has been keeping reefs for like 20 years suggested I get around 2" of live sand in my going-reef tank. He said you still get the de-nitrification without the "problems" or maintenance or something (not sure what he was getting at) with a deeper sand bed. So I have about 2" of "live" aragonite in my tank. Will this remove nitrogen or just trap debris?
 
I believe that it wil help house more beneficial bacteria. The debris that are trapped can be controlled with inverts such as snails and other critters. To my knowledge that is the idea in short.
 
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