Who vacuums their sandbed?

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Originally Posted by sharuq1

I have a SSB running on my tank, but the tank is so full of rock I really can't reach much of it...and the parts I can reach just end up in the bucket because my sand (caribsea aragamax) is too light to fall back down in the siphon thingie. Just wondering who all vacuums there sandbed?

And for those who do, how do you keep your sand from all ending up in your bucket? I could easily vacuum pretty much all of it directly into the bucket =/ If it is by using a different brand, what is that brand and grain size/shape?

I keep my very shallow (except at certain points) sandbed stirred and then run the diatom filter for awhile after. I usually stir it up once or twice a week and run the diatom after for a day or so. Keeps everything clean, mostly. To keep it perfectly clean and crisp you would need to replace it every month or so. There was a guy in europe on a rc tank of the month who replaced his whole sandbed i beleive once a month. Always a beautiful white.