QUOTE(-K3N- @ Feb 18 2013, 12:43 PM)
Not to mention it may increase ammonia and nitrate levels too, unless u get some plants to neutralize it
Wont really increase any ammonia or nitrite or nitrate level..ammonia, nitrite or nitrate is diluted in the water..
In the sand bed, the fish waste will be trapped there..what worse is if the sand is being disturb, murky water, fungus maybe from left over food, parasites etc..
At the same time, beneficial bacteria do as well grow in the sand bed..so ammonia will totally be breakdown into nitrite and into nitrate..
So the worse part of the bedding and decorations is lotsa dirty stuff will be trapped there without us know..especially left over food that will causes lotsa fungus and parasite to grow..