jkhalliday76
Member
Quick question. How do you all clean your sand. I assume I can't vaccum it like I did my crushed coral....but it's looking pretty nasty and I never thought about what to do!
Thanks~
Thanks~
Sand Cleaning
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Cougra
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I use a canistor filter with a gravel cleaner attached to the end to vacumme my sand. I'm not affraid to stir it up a little or syphon out some sand during the process. (I can always add a little more sand if I find I'm syphoning too much off.) I decided to use a canistor filter packed full of mechanical filter media so that I oculd take as much time as I wanted to clean the sand iwthout worrying about draining the tank too much. I also find the outlet of the canistor is good for gently blowing detritus from the rocks and I can quickly catch the gunk that comes out with the intake.
Reefreak
Member
I basically do the same thing as Michelle except I use a Diatom filter every 3 months or so, I do lose some sand but its easily replaced. IMO the Diatom is just more efficient than the canister however I know many people that use Magnums with the micron filter and are very happy with the results.
Not to mention Magnums are much easier to use
Not to mention Magnums are much easier to use