How Do You Do It?

Salty1962 · Jun 12, 2017

I've seen many systems on the board who's sand bed is snow white. Thought it would be thought provoking to ask "How Do You Do It"?
Share your husbandry practices on how you achieve it.
Thx

brett_schn · Jun 12, 2017

Turkey baster. That’s it for me. No syphoning sand bed

Maddlesrain · Jun 12, 2017

I don't do anything... I have a diamond goby that does all the work for me! (;

AdamNC · Jun 13, 2017

Turkey Baster, Nass Snails and Tiger Tail Cucumbers keep my sand moving.

Abhishek · Jun 13, 2017

Is this white enough ? Well I siphon the sand every week during water change like 15% , added lots of trochus and nassarius snails and dose phyto (ISO , TET , THAL and NANO )everyday .
I also use kz coral snow every night and have high flow like 2 gyre 130 and 2 tunze 6095 in a 30 in x 30 in x18 in tank .
Also every 2 days blast the sand and rocks with turkey baster .

Regards,
Abhishek

The Reef Dork · Jun 13, 2017

Wheeler's goby with a pistol shrimp for me. Too much constant effort otherwise. Unfortunately, he only does his patch, not the whole tank ;Facepalm

brett_schn · Jun 13, 2017

Abhishek said:
Is this white enough ? Well I siphon the sand every week during water change like 15% , added lots of trochus and nassarius snails and dose phyto (ISO , TET , THAL and NANO )everyday .
I also use kz coral snow every night and have high flow like 2 gyre 130 and 2 tunze 6095 in a 30 in x 30 in x18 in tank .
Also every 2 days blast the sand and rocks with turkey baster .

Regards,
Abhishek

What tank is that.

Abhishek · Jun 13, 2017

brett_schn said:
What tank is that.

Oh it's just a 7 year old marineland 30 in x 30 in x18 in cube . They don't make them anymore I think .
Restarted after 6 years .

Regards,
Abhishek

brett_schn · Jun 13, 2017

Abhishek said:
Oh it's just a 7 year old marineland 30 in x 30 in x18 in cube . They don't make them anymore I think .
Restarted after 6 years .

Regards,
Abhishek

Cool tank. How many gallons?

Abhishek · Jun 13, 2017

70 gallons . Shallow and lots of real estate for all acros

Regards,
Abhishek

brett_schn · Jun 13, 2017

Cool. Now I want it lol

Salty1962 · Aug 26, 2017

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enveetie · Aug 26, 2017

they dont. they only do it before taking the picture they're going to post.

LobsterOfJustice · Aug 26, 2017

Diamond goby + caribsea special grade. Perfect sparkling white pristine sand 24/7.

Donovan Joannes · Aug 26, 2017

Flipper, my dragon wrasse does most of the flipping sand job. I do have sand sifter, a fighting conch and few clams (not the beautiful giga clams) to help as well.