sand bed

Hello, I’m setting up a new WB100.3 (90x60x55 cm) It will be the biggest tank I’ve ever owned, so I have some doubts about the stocking… my list is: 2x Ocellaris Clownfish from my previous system 1x Ecsenius midas - Persian Blenny 1x Labroides dimidiatus - Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasser 1x...

After a few years, my sandbed, especially in the front of my tank has been almost worn out, during my wc this weekend I exposed the bottom, so it’s time to add some more sand, but I’m not sure where to start. Some places I’ve seen say to use live sand to not suffocate the bacteria in the sand...

Hi All, My name is Raj, Living in Michigan. New to aquariums. Physician by profession. I am really glad to find this forum. Started exploring aquariums after my daughter asked for a small fish tank. After multiple trips to local fish store, impressed with reef and salt water ecosystems and...

Got this in and I messed up. I'm using all live sand and dont want to mix it. Would prefer local pick-up San Diego area. I paid $65.40 after using my $20 coupon. You can have it for $40 there is a hole in the bag as pictured I will tape that up, that is actually how it came, with the packing...

Having a daily auto-water change, I very rarely do a manual water change - but occasionally give a vac to my sandbed and filter through a python syphon to a large fine filter sock in my sump. Works great, although it clogs after a few minutes. Wondering if anyone has a better solution for this?

Hey everyone, I know sandless tanks have lots of flow, biological, and maintenance benefits, but I just really prefer the look of a sand bed. Instead going completely bare bottom, could you tile your tank’s floor with flat bottomed base/shelf rock and create a “substrate” that has a lot of the...

Wormlike things? What are they? New reefer here. Only have zoas, a paly, a Kenya Tree. Saw them coming out of sand after lights were out.

Sand bed has some green and red all mixed in there. Before it becomes a Christmas themed sandbed It is mostly toward front some Questions 1 normal? 2 problem? 3 if not normal what does it indicate 4 if it is a problem do I need more sand stirring things... I have snails in there that burrow...

So, I've just set up nano reef, 3 months after converting my 180g to FOT. What can I say, once your got the bug thats it. Lol. And thought it would be interesting to know everyone's thoughts on vaccuming the substrate. I'm stuck between decisions at the moment, ime sand vaccing definitely...

Hey, I am trying to figure out what this stuff is on the sand bed, I was told its a buildup of calcium, so I got something to deal with the buildup, did a few water changes and its still coming back. Am i doing something wrong, or should i do more water changes to get rid of it? It seems...

Hey all, looking for a creature that will help turn my coral sand bed to stop settling of debris and keep it nice and white. The tank is a nano reef coming in at 50L and houses 2 Clown fish, 3 hermits, a cleaner shrimp and a trochus snail. Any reef safe options to will be weclome :)

So.... I had a clownfish die about a month ago now. That was my first time keeping a fish, ever. I am fairly new to the hobby, and I am wondering my next steps are regarding a couple things in my 10g tank. 1. I hadn't had the chance to test my water up until recently, and my nitrite and...

Noticed these in my tank today, what are they, are they dangerous should I remove them?

Hi, I am upgrading my tank from 85gal DP tank to 135 DP tank. I have my tank over 4 years. I am wonder if I can move my old sand from existing tank to new tank? I know most people said using new sand but sand are expensive. I am wonder if I can use old sand and add some additional new dry sand...

I’m upgrading my tank from a 37g to an 85g system my 37g hasn’t been running for long I started with black sand per recommendation at a lfs. However now that I have this new tank I was looking at sand options and I’m seeing a lot of hate on black sand and how it’s known for messing with water...

How do you go about cleaning the glass below the sand bed? I have always been told “don’t disturb your sand bed, it could wreak havoc on your system”. Well, I have seen some darn good FTS that most definitely do not have this nasty build up between the sand and the glass that I have! I just set...

Help me identify this algae please?

Hello. I am currently in the process of setting up a Red Sea Max S 650 to upgrade from my 75g. I want to use the Hawaiian black sand because I like the way it looks in my 20g. My question is: Do certain type of fish have a problem with the black sand? Current livestock that will be transferred...

I just started up my 75 gallon tank and I bought three bags of Caribsea natural reef (don’t meed to rise that) but I bought two bags of dry sand to cut the cost I did rinse the sand for a while but then I put it into my tank just got done filling my tank with Rodi water yesterday and let it be...

I'm planning on getting a goby/pistol shrimp pair and I hear they can need slightly more sand. Newbie here. Any thoughts?

Heya everyone! I'm looking for some advice, I just filled my 220, mixed my salt in and am adding my sand and rock. I did it a little backwards I know but I had to fill it with RODI first directly from the unit so I didn't want to kill the live sand or rock. HOWEVER, now the tank is completely...

Question: I am transferring my existing 40 gallon reef tank to a 65 gallon and would like to use some of my old sand bed. What is the best way to do this? My plan is to only use the sand which I am able to thoroughly vacuum days beforehand and to ditch the rest. This leaves me with ~80% new sand...

Would it be possible to have a sandbed of crushed coral, maybe three to four inches deep? What issues might I encounter? Would I have to vacuum it?

So I've seen a couple posts about this, but I felt the need to share my experience with this sand and my strong opinion towards it. I waited about 3/4 weeks to verify if the actual problem stemmed from the sand or something else. I did no other changes with my tank in terms of flow, filtration...

Just curious what other people's experiences are with this, as it's my first time doing this today. Do you guys recommend removing all the fish from the tank or what steps do you guys recommend for switching out all the substrate? Do I remove corals as well? I just want this to go as smooth as...