BMorgan AC Members Jul 17, 2007 268 0 0 Northern California Jul 20, 2007 #1 When changing my water, should I try to suck stuff off of the sand or should I just leave the sand alone? It gets a lot of brown stuff on it.
When changing my water, should I try to suck stuff off of the sand or should I just leave the sand alone? It gets a lot of brown stuff on it.
Grins Girl Reefer...we do exist May 1, 2007 10,449 0 0 60 Charlotte, NC Jul 20, 2007 #2 Sounds like you have diatoms which will go away on it's own. Just a part of a new tank. If that is what it is I'd leave it be.
Sounds like you have diatoms which will go away on it's own. Just a part of a new tank. If that is what it is I'd leave it be.
Reefscape I shoot people with a Canon Staff member Nov 8, 2006 18,481 8 89 Staffordshire, UK seethroughmylens.co.uk Real Name Blinky Jul 20, 2007 #3 also ensure that you keep a nice low flow going over the sandbed...tis will help to keep it nice and clean by keeping particles in the water column and be removed via filtration... Niko
also ensure that you keep a nice low flow going over the sandbed...tis will help to keep it nice and clean by keeping particles in the water column and be removed via filtration... Niko