leakyfaucet
New Member
Hey guys.
After being constantly plagued with cyano and diatom problems, i've decided that it might help if i reduce the amount of sand I have for a sand bed. Currently, I have about 4 inches of fine sand as a DSB. But all it seems to do is get stirred up, which releases the diatom and other algae blooms into the water column. These in turn land on the rocks and spread like crazy. Has anyone ever done a major removal of sand before? What's the best way to do it? I was thinking using a rather large hose to just suck the bugger out, but do you think it would be better to do it with a major water change? (e.g. reducing water level to about 20 percent or so and just scooping the sand out.)
After being constantly plagued with cyano and diatom problems, i've decided that it might help if i reduce the amount of sand I have for a sand bed. Currently, I have about 4 inches of fine sand as a DSB. But all it seems to do is get stirred up, which releases the diatom and other algae blooms into the water column. These in turn land on the rocks and spread like crazy. Has anyone ever done a major removal of sand before? What's the best way to do it? I was thinking using a rather large hose to just suck the bugger out, but do you think it would be better to do it with a major water change? (e.g. reducing water level to about 20 percent or so and just scooping the sand out.)