how many have sand in ther FOWLR tank?

[alcatraz01]

hey bro, what has that got to do with having a sand bed? It can be better water parameters among many other things too

probably sand bed helps improve water quality, which please comment

[onizukaa]

Sand bed might looks nicer to some reefers.

I used sand bed last time due to it being nicer and dosed bacteria to let it become live sand..

[alcatraz01]

hey bro, what has that got to do with having a sand bed? It can be better water parameters among many other things too

[LuRving]

any of u cleans the sand? like with a gravel cleaner?

[yikai]

general rule for sandbeds is not to touch or stir it too much..

a light stirring of the surface is fine. but dun dig and overturn too much of the sand. a gravel cleaner IMO, is a bad idea. but i know of some people who do it.

[LuRving]

i see.. but i see my sand got fish poo.. wanted to get it out.. anyway ways to do it? or jus let it rot there

[yikai]

i see.. but i see my sand got fish poo.. wanted to get it out.. anyway ways to do it? or jus let it rot there

usually with good flow and good circulation, detritus will not accumulate so much on the sandbed. expect maybe in dead spots.

fish poo? marine fish poo are not like freshwater fish poo and don't appear in strands and drop on the sand bed. usually very fine powdered and will wash away with the current.

[LuRving]

i have some lionfishes.. some of their poo is solid that sinks like freshwaters.

it gets abit heavy for my current to sweep it to the overflow.

i jus bought snails, forgotten the name. they dig the sand, saw them eat the poo too. haha

[yikai]

i have some lionfishes.. some of their poo is solid that sinks like freshwaters.

it gets abit heavy for my current to sweep it to the overflow.

i jus bought snails, forgotten the name. they dig the sand, saw them eat the poo too. haha

oh i see. never keep lion so dunno that they're poop sink

nassarius snails.

[Underwater]

Anything can happen to a marine tank and to me, having a sand bed is as good as one less worry - that my liverock will collapse and hit my glass bottom and then...i will say bye bye to this hobby for sure.