Greg's 75g

Aquattro · #1 08-03-2013, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by gregzz4

I tried doing 15% WCs every 2 weeks, but my sand didn't like it

How do water changes affect sand??

gregzz4 · #2 08-03-2013, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquattro

How do water changes affect sand??

Cause I only clean the sand when I do a WC

Aquattro · #3 08-03-2013, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by gregzz4

Cause I only clean the sand when I do a WC

You clean the sand? Like vacuuming it? Why?

gregzz4 · #4 08-03-2013, 10:35 PM

I'm still getting some 'carpet' algae of some kind and it looks ugly

Aquattro · #5 08-03-2013, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by gregzz4

I'm still getting some 'carpet' algae of some kind and it looks ugly

I'd guess because you keep disturbing the sand -lol

gregzz4 · #6 08-03-2013, 10:48 PM

I never used to clean it
This stuff just showed up one day and won't go away
Guess I'm stuck in a circle now

Aquattro · #7 08-03-2013, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by gregzz4

I never used to clean it
This stuff just showed up one day and won't go away
Guess I'm stuck in a circle now

Honestly, I'd leave it for a while and see if the tank balances out. IMO, messing around with the sand in a reef isn't good. Mine is pretty clean and I haven't touched it in years.

Ginu · #8 08-06-2013, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by gregzz4

I never used to clean it
This stuff just showed up one day and won't go away
Guess I'm stuck in a circle now

I had something similar happen to me and I've just finished the three day complete darkness cycle which took care of the carpet algae (I believe mine was a minor cyano due to a dead giant strawberry hat snail which I spotted after a few days (so didn't have the time to take it out right away).