Replacing sand bed

[Salt Creep01]

What is your guys opinion on gradually siphoning out sand and replacing it with new dry sand. Would it release to many organics ?

 

[mcarroll]

nope

You might even just try blast cleaning everything with a powerhead. Run a diatom/micron filter during/after cleaning to collect the mess.

 

[Salt Creep01]

Good to know. Life got crazy for a little and I neglected my tank for a few months. I am now in the process of getting everything back in line but I know my sand is now a giant nutrient sink.

 

[Crabs McJones]

It shouldn't If you suction out the old sand without stirring it up it shouldn't kick up to much stuff that your tank can't handle