Vacuuming....your reef!?! 04/24/2009
When you think of vacuuming the first picture that pops into your head is usually not one of a reef. Recently I have began to vacuum my shallow sand bed on a much more consistent basis,with every water change, and I have noticed some marked improvements in the health of my reef. Commentsstunreefer Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:00:32 Good write-up Sonny... vaccuming ones sand bad is so vastly overlooked it hurts to think about. Anyone that's not running a DSB or BB should be siphoning their sand occasionally... thin crust Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:09:27 Great advice on the larger grain sand, definitely will try that out on my next tank. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:04:29 One thing I forgot to mention is that I add triple my normal bacteria dosage to make up for any loss in bacteria from siphoning. bill Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:26:35 Sonny Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:35:06 Bill Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:57:05 Dear Sonny Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:09:24 SPSHolic, h.veras Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:41:15 hey sonny great job.. could you post a video of you vacuum the sb? thx i really appreciate Fri, 01 May 2009 07:46:25 h.veras, Marcus Mon, 25 May 2009 07:36:06 Great advice Sonny. I just started my tank and I used the same substrate you used. My plan all along was to vacuum my sand bed for all the same reasons you have said. Juan Fri, 29 May 2009 18:47:55 Hello Sunny i have problem whit Glacilaria alge on my live rock i like a red roots what can you tell me to do tanks. David Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:15:30 hey sonny what bacteria do you dose? Daniel Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:13:49 Sonny, could you repost the siphon you use? The previous link does not work. Leave a Reply |






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