sand bed issue

[Kryptic4L]

not really entirely sure what is going on with my sand bed, however it looks like something has been building up in the corner, it felt mushy so I siphoned it up today, and did a water change. The bucket went oil black, and smelled of extremely dense skimmate.

Any thoughts on this, really considering ditching the sand bed now.

[rsisvixen]

hmmm, not sure the poor sand is to blame, if you have stuff building up in the corner its probably a dead spot and stuff will build up there whether you have sand or you don't.

[whatcaneyedo]

Hydrogen Sulfide and the Reef Aquarium by Randy Holmes Farley

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-12/rhf/