Gravel to Sand

[Philly Bourne]

I just switched my gravel to carib sea aragonite sand. 1 inch sandbed to help bring down my Nitrates... Since I switched to sand no matter where I place my circulator, the sand drifts in the tank and blows onto the rocks... Is this normal for new sand,or does it take time for the sand to settle? My other thought was to get a less powerful circulator... I just dont like the sand blowing around the tank like a sand storm.... Any suggestions??

 

[Bebop]

What are you using for flow now?

I had a similar problem, I found putting my powerheads opposite each other solved the problem pretty quickly, but that might not work in your case depending on how big your powerheads are/how big your tank is, ect.

 

[blando]

Might be to strong of powerhead. What size tank?

 

[fastrd400]

Move your powerheads around, up and side to side to find a point that does not blow your sand.

 

[Philly Bourne]

Thanks for the suggestions... I down graded from a coralife 1300 gph to 750 gph powerhead and now i dont see any sand drifting... Tank looks better now that theres no sand drifting all over the place... Thanks again everyone...