Chiefmaster30
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Have a question recently set up a new tank after my tank crashed and started dosing pretty early on. Is this precipitation or sand from my newly setup tank sandbed.
Sand particles or precipitation
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Flippers4pups
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Looks like sand.
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Chiefmaster30
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A lot like sand! But I haven’t used fine sand in this tank I used special grade reef sand. But I do have a diamond goby in there making a mess already.
Dragon52
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When I had a sand sifting goby in my tank I noticed that it would take the sand halfway up the tank before spitting it out & I have a 30" high tank so I would think if yours is lower that might be the cause.
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It's sand! If you're having precipitation issues, it most likely will show up on equipment that generate heat....heaters, pumps, powerheads.
Flippers4pups
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Agreed. It will coat everything that generates heat.
Dragon52
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On a side not, like your skimmer stand. I had mine setup pretty much the same but ended up taking a piece of acrylic I had & made me a stand because the skimmer never would stay straight on the eggcrate
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Chiefmaster30
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Funny you noticed that because that’s already a huge issue.
Dragon52
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Yep, I had a 18"x12" piece of 1/4" acrylic that I cut down to fit the bottom dimensions of the skimmer & cut the leftover into leg pieces & used acrylic glue to make the stand. Then after all that I ending up buying the Trigger systems Sapphire 36" that had the adjustable depth system. LOL
