Does anyone clean their sand?

rimhenderson · Nov 25, 2014

I'm having nitrate and phosphate issue after a year. I was previously told to never touch the sand but now I see a lot of crap in it. I'm planning on buying a tube and going old school on my 2" sand bed tonight. Any suggestions?

qchau · Nov 25, 2014

I stir up the sand around my live rock every time i clean the tank.....never had an issue. But then again my sandbed is only like 2 inches deep

BeanMachine · Nov 25, 2014

Hmmm you may be ok given the depth but I would suggest just doing a small section at a time just in case.

george! · Nov 25, 2014

if its been a year do small sections i also have a 2 inch bed and clean it once a month

Azasb · Nov 25, 2014

I usually sift like 1/2 my sand bead every time I do a WC, then I do then other 1/2 in the WC after that. It would be a great idea if you did small section every time you do a WC. I can't say 1'x1' sections or anything specific. Just stick with a small area and keep sifting until you no longer see any of the brown stuff coming out of the section. It could be that you have to keep doing that same area several times until you no longer get the murkyness from the sand.

solitude127 · Nov 25, 2014

I use a gravel vacuum on my 1" - 2" sandbed every water change. Keeps the sand nice and white.

Greaser9999 · Nov 25, 2014

My diamond goby takes care of my sand bed

Tangwich · Nov 25, 2014

I agree with section at a time with each water change.

reefes pieces · Nov 25, 2014

and run carbon to. Help absorb any toxins released.

TypicalWhiteAZN · Nov 25, 2014

are you willing to go bare bottoms?

Six2seven · Nov 25, 2014

I don't clean my sand at all just pick up frags that fall in and die. My sand bed is only an inch now. Should be half inch by the end of the year. Just enough to not have a bare bottom.

rimhenderson · Nov 25, 2014

Thanks everybody for the great advice! Definitely like the idea of doing a section at a time. It's going to be pretty ugly but I'm excited to get my levels down.

arashsheikhpoor · Nov 25, 2014

I let my diamond goby take care of the sand.

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