replacing my sand

[jcegt87]

ok so i was thinking if i changed the sand in my tank would it start a small cycle ?

i liked the sand when i first got it but now im not too happy with it its reallt really fine but when the firefish move to fast and to close to the sand the make a sandstorm and then the sand gets all on the rocks i would like to switch it out with a slightly bigger size sand ( its not like beach sand but more like powdered sugar)


what kind of sand would yall recommend ? or is the sand ok i just dont want later the sand getting all on the corals and affecting them or maybe im overreacting

thanks in advance :Cheers:

 

[Dana42078]

fastrd would know best he changed his.....check his build thread. I personally love my mix of black and white substrate....the black is kinda chunky but doesnt look like "dingy" inbetween WC's. Actually some of my chunky rocks are growing coraline...

 

[fastrd400]

You can change it out, but will take time to get it all out. Try removing about a quarter of it on your next water change. Every 2 weeks when you do a water change take out more. It will take time, but will help keep the tank stable and not start and spikes.

 

[Savannah]

This is so funny you started this thread :D I was just talking about doing the same thing with a fellow reefer today! I have a white sand bed but I really like the look of the black sand! I am going to watch this thread, let me know how it goes. I dont know if I want to open that can of worms yet because I recently added a jaw fish and I dont want him stressed out :dunno:

 

[Dana42078]

This is so funny you started this thread :D I was just talking about doing the same thing with a fellow reefer today! I have a white sand bed but I really like the look of the black sand! I am going to watch this thread, let me know how it goes. I dont know if I want to open that can of worms yet because I recently added a jaw fish and I dont want him stressed out :dunno:

uhhh that would be me?

 

[Lizardgi]

I had to remove 120 pounds from mine due to flatworms. I used a large hose to syphon some out during each water change. Once you've got a good syphon going, I just sucked the sand out (along with the water) into a large rubbermaid tote. Once the tote filled up, I let the sand settle then sucked the water down the drain. I did this over the course of a month removing about 25% of the sand each time. It worked like a charm and it never caused a cycle!