FSM;2619521; said:
There is nutriment from the fish before, the bacteria should have plenty to eat.
cant keep white sand white
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There is nutriment from the fish before, the bacteria should have plenty to eat.
thanx LISA H. thats exactly what i started to figure was the next step. so how many times did u have to repeat this process till it cleard up and stayed clear?? p.s what will the phos. remover do?? and how much so i use??
I had to do the sand bucket thing every other week until I got the phosphate remover. Then it was closer to 6 weeks before it would get a dirty look again. It never got as bad as the first few times (before the phosphate remover) I still vac off and wash the very top layer every 2nd to 3rd month to give it the pure white look. I have colourquartz 3m T-grade sand.
Algae thrives on phosphate. I use the Fluval phosphate remover in my AC 110's. Just follow the directions...I think each bag does about 27 gallons.
I also have a 55 gallon that got brown algae for about 5 months and then it stopped with out using phosphate remover. I just wanted a little more help on my 100 gallon because brown algae looks really bad on pure white sand.
Algae thrives on phosphate. I use the Fluval phosphate remover in my AC 110's. Just follow the directions...I think each bag does about 27 gallons.
I also have a 55 gallon that got brown algae for about 5 months and then it stopped with out using phosphate remover. I just wanted a little more help on my 100 gallon because brown algae looks really bad on pure white sand.
Thats weird my sand never gets algae on it in any of my tanks. I might be because I have haps, peacocks, Malaysian trumpet snails and they stir up the sand
Ok, i got the phosphate-remover, and im going to get to work now, will post before and after shots later on..hope this works 
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..Try fanning your sand weekly with your fingers. I do this on my sw tank every few days to keep the sand ultra white
i use a pyton with a pot or bucket under it to catch the sand . and when i clean the thanks i realy stir and digg it up. the pot/ bucket will catch the sand and you can add it back to the tank when done
invisyblegypsey;2631472; said:
Thanks for the idea,
I'm getting ready to start adding caribsea aragonite sand in with my gravel to slowly change it and was wondering how I was going to clean without losing a lot of sand.