annataxxxi
Reefing newb
So i started my tank about half an year ago, and not a lot of things have died, haha which is good.
my questions are
1. what is a correct way to clean live sand with water changes, like to get all the dirt and poo out of there. Using a vacuum tube obviously doesn't work, but i would like to keep it clean. The way i do it now is, mix it around and try to suck out all the floating debri with a tube, but i don't really know how efficient that is.
2. i started my tank with tap water, and now i'm running into algae problems. on my glass i have this very hard algae, it's sort of hard to scratch off with a razor blade. Now i'm planning on using distilled water, or whatever you guys recommend for water changes. So do you guys think it will help my tank to start using not tap water for water changes? and whats the best way of doing that?
3. Also do you guys recommend any filter media that also helps algae problems?
my questions are
1. what is a correct way to clean live sand with water changes, like to get all the dirt and poo out of there. Using a vacuum tube obviously doesn't work, but i would like to keep it clean. The way i do it now is, mix it around and try to suck out all the floating debri with a tube, but i don't really know how efficient that is.
2. i started my tank with tap water, and now i'm running into algae problems. on my glass i have this very hard algae, it's sort of hard to scratch off with a razor blade. Now i'm planning on using distilled water, or whatever you guys recommend for water changes. So do you guys think it will help my tank to start using not tap water for water changes? and whats the best way of doing that?
3. Also do you guys recommend any filter media that also helps algae problems?