Question regarding pulling out a handful a week until its gone. Do i replace a handfula week with sand? or wait until it is all gone then fill with sand? Do I add sand all at one or a handful a week?
The picture is blue because I have the actincs running for an hour more than the other lamps. The lights are brand new. T5HOs
(2) 48" T5 HO 54W 420/460 Lamps
(2) 48" T5 HO 54W 10,000K Lamps
(4) 1W Lunar LED's
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Originally Posted by ponokareefer
If when you are vacuuming your substrate, and it is so dirty that you can't see the bottom of the bucket, I'd say that is a major problem. As another reefer pointed out, I would start pulling out a handful a week until it is gone.
Also, are your lights only actinic, or 20K? The picture just seems very blue. If you are only running actinic, you will want to get a few different bulbs. With regards to bulbs, how old are they? Old bulbs can cause algae problems in an aquarium. I will let people who have T5's chime in on how often you should change them out, as I have metal halides. If you don't know the age of some of them, I would switch them out.
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