rajkovich207
Well-Known Member
So I think I've tried everything under the sun to reduce my nitrates and nothing has helped. Currently I have a little over a half inch of sand in my sump/fuge and anywhere from small rubble where the vortech blew the sand away to 2.5" of sand in my display. I think it may be the ever shifting sand bed causing my problems so I've been thinking about removing most or all of it. I figured I would start with the small amount in my sump (I've heard this is where a lot of ones problems start in a small tank, I have 32 total gallons with displacement) but it sits almost level with the floor, anyone have any good ideas on how to get the sand out? After that I figured if I noticed a difference I would remove the dts sand, I'd like to start with removing half of the depth or so but for aesthetic purposes would like to keep a thin layer. Is this all possible or am I spelling disaster removing portions of sand releasing heaven knows what, leading to a permanent crash of the tank. If it can be done whats the best way to go about this? I.e. how much how often, and is it ok to remove top layers of sand and leave the bottom. Hopefully this makes sense I wanted to throw it up before I turn in for the night. If not just say so and ill tale some more time tomorrow to spell things out in a better order and with more detail. One other thing that just came to mind. I put the lid threaded side down from a buffer container in my sand for my clam to attach to. Do I need to worry about what has happened to the sand sitting under there? It's been in place about 4 months with the tank being fully cycled... Well thinking about it now, I think it will have completed cycle 6 months ago this Sunday. All questions comments or concerns are greatly appreciated. Thanks R2R! You truly are a smart and amazing group!!!
