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Glipzcom · 01-16-2008, 04:59 PM

So I need to do my water change. Which is always more of a pain in the ass than i think it should be. But one thing i have been wondering is.

Should I siphon my sand?

I usualy do, i have about 2-3 inches of sand at the bottom. and if i take water out using the gravel cleaner thingie i get lots of nasty looking water, so that seems good. But I also wonder am i screwing up biological activity? Currently I really dont have anything that stirs up my sand bed. Other than my crazy powerheads which just love to dig holes in the sand.

So should i keep vacuuming during water changes? or should I start leaving it alone.

01-16-2008, 04:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Glipzcom Spanish Shawl Nudibranch Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 93 Karma: 166	To Vacuum or not to vacuum So I need to do my water change. Which is always more of a pain in the ass than i think it should be. But one thing i have been wondering is. Should I siphon my sand? I usualy do, i have about 2-3 inches of sand at the bottom. and if i take water out using the gravel cleaner thingie i get lots of nasty looking water, so that seems good. But I also wonder am i screwing up biological activity? Currently I really dont have anything that stirs up my sand bed. Other than my crazy powerheads which just love to dig holes in the sand. So should i keep vacuuming during water changes? or should I start leaving it alone. _________ 45 gallon all glass tank - Remora Skimmer - Aquaclear 300 - 16lbs LR - 15lbs base rock - 60lbs sand - 2x96 PC Current Orbit - 2x Maxijet 1200 - 120w VisiTherm heater 2 Clown Fish - 1 Lawnmower Bleeny - 1 Peppermint Shrimp - 1 Blue legged hermit - 3 Astrea Snails - 1 Emerald Crab (havent seen in a while)