imaccat
Active Member
Hi,
Well I given it about 6 weeks and I am still getting a fine covering of sand on the lowest LR, it seems to get kicked up sporadically and deposit itself onto those rocks. I thought the sand might settle down, bind together a bit, I've tried adjusting the directions of the pumps, the speed of the vortech, but nothing seems to make any difference. I've tried blowing it off with a baster, but it just comes back. I think basically its just too fine, so I'm thinking about adding another layer of more coarse substrate (Nature's Ocean crushed coral aragonite sand with grain size of 1.7-2.5mm??) on top of the current sand to prevent this from happening but;
So before I do anything I would like some help/advice, many thanks
Well I given it about 6 weeks and I am still getting a fine covering of sand on the lowest LR, it seems to get kicked up sporadically and deposit itself onto those rocks. I thought the sand might settle down, bind together a bit, I've tried adjusting the directions of the pumps, the speed of the vortech, but nothing seems to make any difference. I've tried blowing it off with a baster, but it just comes back. I think basically its just too fine, so I'm thinking about adding another layer of more coarse substrate (Nature's Ocean crushed coral aragonite sand with grain size of 1.7-2.5mm??) on top of the current sand to prevent this from happening but;
- How do I add the substrate without making a complete mess in the tank (use tubing or something to funnel it down?)
- Am I likely to kick off another cycle?
- Will I get another algae bloom (with the addition of more silicates)?
- Should I wait longer?
So before I do anything I would like some help/advice, many thanks
