How to safely run a sand bottom tank

I have mbuna cichlids, the reason I got sand for the pH. My cichlids LOVE it, they dig everyday, and my peacock eel that I got this week likes it too.


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it doesnt matter. it will get too large to turn around or it will be stunted. you should really research before you buy.
 
Ibto? What does that mean, when I turned off my filter I had an air pump running.


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think he ment the BB colony, yes turning off the filter for 2 days would send your tank into a mini cycle. but then again you also have BB colony in your gravel/sand and decorations/plants. so the colony isnt just in the filter... but you could still start a mini cycle if you shut the filter off for 2 days, but you could shut it off for 8 to 12 hours tell the sand settles..
 
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