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Detritus more than bacteria. Do feel free to add .5 ml per 10 gallons dailyWhen doing a water change, if you vacuum the sand substrate are you actually vacuuming out the good bacteria or not?
When doing a water change, if you vacuum the sand substrate are you actually vacuuming out the good bacteria or not?
Thank you guys for the help!Detritus more than bacteria. Do feel free to add .5 ml per 10 gallons daily
I mostly see pyramid snails. Amphipods hide in the rocks. I did not vacuum my sand bed the first 3 months I had my current tank. Started dealing with cyano because of overfeeding coral food. I vacuum it every week now or whenever I change water. I love that the sand looks near white and no detritus. First time I vacuumed there was a lot of dusty detritus that was removed. Just like the dirty stuff you see in your sump. Leave piece. Disgusting.You take out micro-fauna in your sandbed, good guys and bad, of all sizes.
Is that bad, no, in moderation it’s fine.
When doing a water change, if you vacuum the sand substrate are you actually vacuuming out the good bacteria or not?
I would say 100% yes you are removing them
I'd also say based on fifty pages logged in the sand rinse thread of completely removing sandbeds all at once, not just cleaning them, that losing those bac didn't matter at all.