When I first put in my live sand I did not rinse it like I have read some people do on here. There was a significant amount of dust that clouded up the tank for a couple of days and clouds it up whenever I disturb the sand. I have been using a tank vac to sift through the sand a couple times a month, but the dust that gets created stays in the tank and I just filter out the fish poop and other detritus in the sand.
I did my first large water change yesterday and decided to vacuum the sand and a lot of the cloudy stuff came along with the detritus. I was just wondering if that cloudy stuff is actually good and I should keep it in the tank or is it OK to remove it whenever I do a water change? This may be a stupid question, but I just wanted to make sure I am not getting rid of anything good, (since it came with the sand in the first place) by removing it.
I did my first large water change yesterday and decided to vacuum the sand and a lot of the cloudy stuff came along with the detritus. I was just wondering if that cloudy stuff is actually good and I should keep it in the tank or is it OK to remove it whenever I do a water change? This may be a stupid question, but I just wanted to make sure I am not getting rid of anything good, (since it came with the sand in the first place) by removing it.