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View Poll Results: Should you vacuum your sanbed regularly to avoid nitrates spike and other problems | |||
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37 | 53.62% |
no |
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32 | 46.38% |
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#51
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![]() I would not want the responsibility of disposing of that afterwards. What if I spilled some on myself. Gross! Pics will do, but thanks for the offer! Lol
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#52
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![]() If I had sand, I'd vacuum it. If I had egg crate, I'd remove it
![]() One of the problems with sand bed "CUC" is that they also add to your bio-load. |
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![]() You have to be dumb to have egg crate. You didn't seem dumb when I met you
![]() Me, I'm dumb. And lazy, so removing it isn't going to happen.
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#54
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![]() Chicken farmers must laugh like hell when they go buy light diffusers. 'Hey frank I'm headin ta town to get som more EGG CRATES for the rumpus room' bahaha ha. Even better when the guy beside him at the store buying "egg crate" says he's putting it in his aquarium.
![]() But hey not that there's anything wrong with that Last edited by jorjef; 03-19-2014 at 04:22 AM. |
#55
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![]() I will also be removing my sand bed in about a day or two in my display tank. Been getting lots of red slime and I cannot attribute it to being caused by anything else (played with lighting, and havent fed my tank in 2 weeks). Will also post a pic of what my sandbed looks like in a pail after I take it out. Probably looks worst than yours A.
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#56
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![]() Quote:
What active roll are we playing ourselves by the choices we make and actions we take or do not take to determine our level of nutrients? And can we even be in control? Or are we at the mercy of the nutrients within our system and we must just find ways to cope? I'm not gonna pretend to answer any of those with my opinions. And I'm not a sand hater and I am not opposed to nutrient control via anyway that works for an individual. And I am not trying to create any divisions between the ways people choose to run there system, as I firmly believe there is no right or wrong way of getting there. So my intention is not to offend anyone. But I also feel that excess nutrients and nuisances can also easily be avoided and kept in check under most circumstances, if we weren't so confused about some of the most basic and simple aspects of basic husbandry that can and do indeed play a massive role in the health of our system. Like cleaning a sand bed. Instead we advise a new user who are experiencing nutrient issues to go and grow macro algae and buy buckets of gfo or this chemical works wonders for this unwanted guest, then give them the thumbs up to add more fish, and feed there corals some more. When more then likely they could have avoided the need to do so from the start if they wernt so damn confused about seemingly simple and basic fundamentals and practices. Either way, I just want those who may have similar questions to those posted above or any questions for that matter to start looking for real answers. And to not just get an answer. But to find out why that is the answer. |
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Another possibility of the red slime may be my dry rock but not as likely so, the only logical thing to do is to remove what is most likely the cause of an issue. I am pretty picky as to what I add in my tank, and other than salt, fish, coral, frag plugs, food, dust, gfo, carbon and cheato, there isnt anything else that im adding into the tank that I am not aware of. I check the tds meter on my RO system as well frequently and it reads 0. Yes. I also double check it with a handheld one as well. Nobody has the perfect formula in maintaining a flourishing reef which is partly what makes this hobby so appealing. In order to advance in this hobby, we have to take a scientific approach (and by all means im using this word VERY loosely). By this, I mean to try your best and account for all variables and to not leave anything to chance. I have never added any live rock (other than bits and pieces stuck on corals that I later remove) so I know, relatively, what is in my tank. Now im not saying I can account for everything in my tank as that would be impossible considering how diverse a reef aquarium is. So the best tool is to just to try and remove one part of the system at a time until something clicks and solves your problem. Removing the sandbed may also only temporarily solve my issue, but again, its all just trial and error. ![]() |
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#59
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![]() You're just in a mood today, huh?? lol
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#60
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My new opinion is yes, it's a ticking bomb.
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