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Originally posted by NaH2O
With less critters, would the sand bed be fully functioning? I guess there would be enough life to keep things moving in it *(thinking out loud)*. Scott, I'm following what you are saying, I'm just trying to get a handle on this so I get the most out of my system by understanding it. |
When I say remove sand I mean I’m going to change out a smaller portion of the bed, maybe and 1/8 of the substrate at a time. Yes this is going to hinder part of the sandbed until it can get repopulated, yes this is going to reduce the critter population however it’s also going to make room for the remaining critters to multiply in, this added with a new influx of bio-diversity from new live rock, trading sand from another tank or purchasing more critters, will help keep the critter population healthy.