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Old 03-22-2012, 03:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Coralgurl View Post
I did a water change last weekend and tried to get out as much crap out of the sump as I could, but my vacuum kept clogging up (it attaches to the sink and sucks
I'd do some more asking questions on this as many reefers recommend staying away from the sand bed if it's shallow. You'll only stir up stuff that you shouldn't, causing issues. Better to leave it alone and let your 'guys' keep it stirred up. Plus you're sucking up 'dudes'
Now, this may not always be the case during a new tank cycling issue, but as far as I can tell ( and coming from freshwater vacumming every week ) it's better to not 'sand' clean.
Unless you have some huge issue that requires you to do it, I'd say stop doing it.
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