Cleaning Ugly Sand

[Oscar]

Originally Posted by Leah

Oscar,

I would not recommend stirring it, I would use a siphon and slowly start siphoning small areas at a time.
How old is your sand bed?

I have not used a siphon since I had a fresh water tank in high school. At that time I used a siphon for cleaning mostly the surface although it certainly did clean to a certain depth.

The sandbed is 18 months old. I will have to post a couple of photos tonight.

[Oscar]

ok here are a couple of photos of the issue. My questions:

1. What is the cause? Over feeding, poor circulation?
2. How do I clean this up? I am sure it is providing some function but it sure is ugly.