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Bad.question: if you rinse out your whole sandbed with tap, and set it back clear as a snowglobe occasionally is that good or bad
Since I like the looks of a sand bed, I practice what I was taught while working in a LFS back in the 1990s. If the sand bed is shallow ( an inch or less) then it should be vacumned regularly. However if the sand bed is deep, (more than an inch and preferably more than 4 inches) then it is undisturbed except lightly dancing my fingers across the surface once a week or so. I myself prefer DSBs for their ease of maintenance and have mostly utilized them in my tanks. I might add that I have never experienced toxic tank syndrome or a crash in any of my tanks.1. When is the last time you vacuumed your sand bed?
2. Do you think vacuuming your sand bed will help mitigate issues in the long term progress of your reef?
I have been reefing for years and never cleaned my sanded. I make the best of nature and she takes care of herself very well.I WANT to clean my sandbed more frequently, but I can't. In a 1 year old nano, every time I touch the sand, I get a dino outbreak. I don't understand what's going on other than "there's some biologically diverse life in undisturbed sand that's keeping the dinos in check" It's taken me a long time to figure this out, but "not touching it" is working out much better than anything else. Maybe that will change in another year or so. /shrug
Same here. Achieve balance and it takes care of itself.My tank is an ecosystem - I add stuff I don't remove things.
This is what I do basically, I just agitate the sand and let the filter roller do the workI take a turkey baster to a portion of the sand bed once a week a couple of hours before changing filter socks
It’s good if your looking for a fresh start. I rinse all my new sand this wayquestion: if you rinse out your whole sandbed with tap, and set it back clear as a snowglobe occasionally is that good or bad