A grain of sand moved unexpectedly, what should I do?

[ScubaSkeets]

I'd be more concerned about the fish. Doesn't look like it's moved at all. Is it stuck to another grain of sand?

 

[gonzo620]

It’s a Bobbit worm!! You’ll need to watch for it and remove it immediately.....

 

[Kai K]

I think it's dino's. Panic terribly, do a total blackout, start dosing 3 different bottles, increase temperature, kill the corals, kill the fish, replace all pumps and lights, do waterchanges, stop doing waterchanges, lower nitrients, increase nutrients.
Check if the grain still moves.

 

[Aqua Man]

That’s not even sand! Don’t know what that is, lights are WAY to white.

 

[Yellow Coris Wrasse]

I had a grain of sand move from one area of my tank to another.

I'm concerned on what to do.....

Should I do a total tank teardown?
Should I do a massive water change?
Should I get all new powerheads?
Should I scoop out all the sand and do a thorough rinse?
Do I just replace the sand?

If I replace the sand should I replace 100% of it? 50%? 25%?

Please help

Remember: Keep your hands out of the tank!

 

[Aqua Man]

What’s with all that weird purple stuff on the rocks?
Tank is way to sterile!

IMO, you need to add a crown of thorns starfish and a sperm whale for diversity!!

 

[WVNed]

You should immediately ripclean the tank. Place all the fish in QT and smear superglue on everything else.
Dosing H2O2, bleach, stump remover, road deicer and drain cleaner may help.

 

[Aqua Man]

Sperm whale eats giant squid, so you should stock up on those too! HTH And good luck!

 

[Deep]

that grain of sand is too big for your tank. It will outgrow your tank in no time and suffocate and die, poor thing. Please dont do this.

 

[Kris 2020]

I was trying to come up with something funny to reply. I did not succeed.

 

[ying yang]

Omg i not laughed so hard in long time.my cheeks hurting LOL

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Please list all of your parameters... (sarcasm)

 

[HeyJay]

So an obvious answer might be to go with a bare bottom, but it turns out it's actually the water current that moves the sand. I'd recommend running a waterless tank if you want to keep the sandbed.

 

[CMMorgan]

So an obvious answer might be to go with a bare bottom, but it turns out it's actually the water current that moves the sand. I'd recommend running a waterless tank if you want to keep the sandbed.

I know this is a haha thread but I had a client that actually wound up doing that. He got so frustrated fighting nuisance algae that he kept taking more and more live rock out of his tank. Eventually, he drained the tank and left it with dry sand - a couple rocks , dead coral skeletons and seashells. He called it his 100 gallon dry tank. Seriously. He even ran the lights.

 

[DiefsReef]

I had a grain of sand move from one area of my tank to another.

I'm concerned on what to do.....

Should I do a total tank teardown?
Should I do a massive water change?
Should I get all new powerheads?
Should I scoop out all the sand and do a thorough rinse?
Do I just replace the sand?

If I replace the sand should I replace 100% of it? 50%? 25%?

Please help

I had this happen to me a few weeks ago. I took it back to the lfs!

 

[Reefing_addiction]

@zoa what

while sleeping on your problem I determined you sand is traveling to another dimension and returning but it never sticks its landing and always ends up in a different spot.

your tank is haunted by the ghost sand

you definitely need a priest a rabbi and witch doctor to fix your problem

then get in the braced position a kiss your tank good bye

 

[hart24601]

Honestly just drain the tank and find a new hobby. Better for you, better for us, better for the sand.

 

[CMMorgan]

@zoa what

while sleeping on your problem I determined you sand is traveling to another dimension and returning but it never sticks its landing and always ends up in a different spot.

your tank is haunted by the ghost sand

you definitely need a priest a rabbi and witch doctor to fix your problem

then get in the braced position a kiss your tank good bye

 

[saltyfins]

It's quite normal, for sand to move...Just be sure it doesn't end up in a powerhead! then You'll have it everywhere, and none of us want that! I also didn't see Your parameters. Please post asap so we can help

 

[D E N I N O]

Are you saying that you don't glue your sand down?