Vacuuming - Part Deux

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Magickiwi

I'm still not sure how you'd siphon a fine sugary sand bed. Even though I intend to remove quite a bit of sand in the near future as an ongoing maintenance issue how would you do it without removing your sand bed?

you stir it up , the ditrius is lighter than the sand and almost always piles up somewhere or in several mounds on top of the sand

if the sugar sand is deep then stirring it is a bad idea , if its shallow then theres no harm in raking it

[jorjef]

Originally Posted by kien

Ya, I don't fork it anymore. Not sure if I miss it or not. Ocassionally I'd accidentally fork someone sleeping in the bed. I'm sure they are happy that I'm not bothering them anymore.

Originally Posted by lastlight

i hear ya. while i consider myself to be a master baster i never attempt it if my wrasses have gone to sleep for fear of basting them.