Removing or replacing sand advice
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Still have cleaning to do after a tiny water change to get tiny sand water change tomorrow.
Reason I took sand out was because it was an extra thing to worry about. I was also having lil tubes made from sand with works which looked ugly if I cleaned my sand.
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After
Still have cleaning to do after a tiny water change to get tiny sand water change tomorrow.
Reason I took sand out was because it was an extra thing to worry about. I was also having lil tubes made from sand with works which looked ugly if I cleaned my sand.
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I'm going one whole year without cleaning my sand. I have sifters that take care of that for me. I do notice some bubbles in the sand that come and go, but from what I read it's the sandbed doing it's job and filtering or cleaning what it's supposed to.
What's the deal with this craze about cleaning your sand bed? I know if it's really deep you may have issues if you do not clean it... but with a 1 inch sand bed, is it really necessary to clean it? Did you have any fish or anything sifting it for you? Doesn't it also help with filtration?
How often would you clean it? How would you clean it? And, if I may ask, what led you to actually clean it?
What's the deal with this craze about cleaning your sand bed? I know if it's really deep you may have issues if you do not clean it... but with a 1 inch sand bed, is it really necessary to clean it? Did you have any fish or anything sifting it for you? Doesn't it also help with filtration?
How often would you clean it? How would you clean it? And, if I may ask, what led you to actually clean it?
My sand wasnt to heavy and when I got a diamond back Id have a sandstorm. Ive owned starfish to move sand but they would get ever part like in the caves and stuff. After a few years my sand developed tube worms and they are not bad at all but made sand look bad. My tank is sps dom so extra wave flow helps. I like having islands polyps. I am trying bare cus its easy and no worries of build up of detritus I have a small pump on a timer to go turn on at night to blow the bottom off my tank.
I hardly ever cleaned my sand bed. I would use a sand vacuum to clean its standard tube and hose. Lead me to clean was I didnt want a build up of detritus in areas I couldnt clean.
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I hardly ever cleaned my sand bed. I would use a sand vacuum to clean its standard tube and hose. Lead me to clean was I didnt want a build up of detritus in areas I couldnt clean.
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