scott9119
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I have a 100gallon rimless tank with pink Fiji sand. I have two mp 40 that blow the sand all over my corals that are on or near the bottom of the tank. Does anybody have any good solutions. I would really appreciate it
Help mp 40 blowing sand everywhere
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Dustin1300
Reefaholic
Just keep dialing back the powerheads until it stops moving around and try to place the powerheads so a ton of flow is not hitting the glass head on and then being routed down and into the sand bed if that makes sense? That sand is a little too fine for my taste and if you have a stony tank with lots of flow, might consider replacing the sand with something a bit courser. I love the Tropic Eden Reef Flakes. Have over 42,000 GPH of turnover in my DT and it stays in place relatively well.
3dpilot
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Key is having a lot of saltwater premade and temp adjusted. I used a large wet/dry vac and sucked as much sand as possible, however, you will still get a lot of water regardless so have you're pretty made water ready! I used special grade reef sand from Carib sea and have no issues, even with two gobys sifting all day
good luck.
good luck.
Dustin1300
Reefaholic
I'd never remove all the sand at once. Remove about 25% at a time and try to not disturb it much and do that over the course of a week. If it's relatively new risks should be lower, if it was a very old sand bed have to be super cautious but sounds like it's fairly new?
Dustin1300
Reefaholic
I'd do the 25% at a time plan personally. I'd also have some water handy, turn off all your pumps, and suck it out with a vacuum to keep any collected detritus from going everywhere.
Because I don't like assuming....This is a SSB, right?
Because I don't like assuming....This is a SSB, right?
