sandbed

I was just wondering if it would be possible to switch out my sand bed and replace it with new Aragonite? Every time I do a water change and siphon it clouds up the water in my tank and the sand has been looking extra dirty recently. Would this be a bad idea? Could it kill everything? Is there a...

My substrate was filled with GHA, so i took the superficial part out and washed it with hydrogen peroxide I know that kills good bacteria too, but nothing else was working Anyways, when i put it back into the tank, a bit of the algae that stayed got buried Is that a problem? Will it die and...

Heyy guys, i need some help identifying what is on my sandbed. I have attached some picture od some sand grains under the digital microscope. Especially the red stuff if anyone knows please help id.

Hey y’all so my tanks about 2 years old now I’ve been having phosphate issues which have caused major algae Dino cyano who knows what was at .92 phosphates now at .16 looks like it’s going away hopefully while i was fighting it I’ve been siphoning it off the sand bed and picked up too much...

I have been noticing on every reef tank I see, they have clean sand beds... Any tips for that? I cant seem to keep the algae out of it no matter what I do, its not a bad breakout its kinda just there... In some spots but not in others. -------------------------------------- I have a Fluval Evo...

Hi all, My tank is 2ft deep with around 125-140PAR at the sandbed; I have a couple spots I'm looking at. I'm looking for suggestions for corals than would do well down there. I'll most likely put them on a little standalone liverock "island". The flow is pretty high in one location and...

Should I move the sand to release the bubbles, leave it, or another option? Hoping it's not hydrogen sulfide. And yes, I believe the diatoms are from my sandbed. Nvm it looks like a different algae, like hair or Dino's. Tank is around 2 months old with fish. Current meds in tank...Prazipro and...

Hey there everyone! I’ve had my mind made of for a while on getting a orange diamond foby for sand sifting. I’ve been told also that if I don’t have enough algae growth it could potentially die and rather fast in my 24g nano … what are some options I have besides snails. Which shrimp would serve...

My mimic tang, Luxor is becoming increasingly angry. You see, he’s called under that rock his home, but the flow of the water over time keeps filling his front door in. In rage, he splashes and thrashes his body and tail around to clean it all out, but it comes back over the course of the day...

Hi guys, does a tank with white sandbed really have better PAR distribution inside in comparison with the same tank, but with bare bottom and let say black cabinet top? I noticed that lower parts of acroporas branches aren't colored as good as upper and have significantly less polyps number...

I have all these corals coming in tmr morning and I don’t have space in my sand bed to acclimate them all and my elegance will sting other corals next to it any one have a idea of what I should do and where should I put these corals to acclimate.

Hi, I currently have a Melanurus and Yellow Coris wrasse in a 29gal quarantine tank with a dish of sand. The Melanurus seems to exhibit pretty standard diurnal behavior; he's out during the day and sleeps in the sand at night.TYellow Coris did the same for about a week, however in the past 3...

This might be a stupid question but how do people place coral on their sand bed without it being knocked over constantly by fish or by the flow? Especially for smaller frags.

i got myself some thicker grade sand didnt really think much of it now im regretting it and would like to change it to the pink fuji stuff is it possible to get the sand bed out and put a new one in 32g biocube

Hello Reefers! I have been in the hobby for about 2 years now and diatoms have always been the most common issue in my tanks. Even with minimal nutrients, diatoms can persist in my reef tank. It's not that they are a huge issue, but it can be very unsightly when its blanketed across your sand...

I've been battling algae on my sand bed and rocks since i think my tank went through a mini-cycle about 2 months ago when I was vacuuming my sand bed during water changes. I do water changes every other week and do about 30 gallons and now, just vacuum the algae off the surface of the sandbed...