If we go to most LFS, they do not use sand at all and recommend us not to because sand bed requires major cleaning or issues would arrive (algae bloom on the sand)
I know some of us have critters to take care of the sand bed and do not touch the sand bed. I have 5 nassarius snails and they are doing an OK job but some spots they do not touch; these spots are now covered with brown diatom. I assume the occurence of diatom because of the accumulation of the detris and waste that have never been clean out. Therefore, I figure that I should be more active in the cleaning processes.
Through reading from your responses, I assume that if the critters are not doing enough job of cleaning the subtrate, then I should siphon the substrate more often. Correct me if my assumption is not correct.
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