sand bed survey

[raptor1]

How deep is your sand bed and do you vacuum it?If you do vacuum,how often.

[ August 12, 2001: Message edited by: raptor ]

 

[MedicineMan1]

One is 2 to 4 inches deep and the other is 5 to 6 inches.
If I DO vaccuum, it's only because I have developed cyanobacter or other scourge and only to remove the scourge. Otherwise I let the spaghetti and bristleworms, snails and hermits clean it!

 

[JennM]

I have shallow sand beds, 1" or less. I do vacuum during weekly water changes.

FWIW, my sand is FULL of spaghetti worms and amphipods. I have a refugium that I do not disturb with a vacuum.'

When I do vacuum, I usually let the waste water stand a while before discarding, but I've not noticed any worms etc. being lost due to this.

I've also re-used the waste water to hatch brine, etc.

Jenn

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[esmithiii]

4 to 6". No vacuuming. Substrate is composed 100% southdown sand.

 

[Cruiser]

200g display - 2.5" SD-DSB / no vacuum
80g refugium - 4~5" SD-DSB / no vacuum
Joe

 

[MIKE NY1]

4-5" no vaccuuming...50% SD & 50% oolite
4-5" no vaccuuming...100% SD in refugium
I will only vacuum off the cyano if present

Mike

 

[-JB]

3.5" 100% southdown. I don't vaccum.

 

[Brock1]

2-3 inch bed...no vacuming at all...some places may be less or more but not more than 1" deviation.

 

[Jeff Hood]

5 inch sand bed. No vacuume needed. Nitrate ZERO. Ive never done that before I went deep.

Jeff

 

[pathos]

65 gallon / 3" DSB / 50% aragonite, 50% reef sand / no vacum / occasional turkey baster blasts to till surface layer, stir up detritus, etc.

 

[scavdog]

one 6" and three 4". No Vacuuming.

 

[Chris Lucia]

Only 2"
Half aragonite, Half Fiji Live Sand
Never Vaccuumed.
Cuc's, crabs, + worms keep it clean. some sand is pink w/coralline.

Ideas for next survey: How many different ways have we spelled vaccuummed?

 

[zt allstar]

Both of my sand beds are about 4 inches and too fine to vacuum.

 

[SPC]

5", do not vacuum.
Steve

 

[kmagyar]

4 to 6". No vacuuming. Substrate is composed 60% southdown sand, 30% fine crushed aragnite, 10% livesand.

 

[Anonymous]

My sand bed varies from 2inches to 5inches. There are hills and valleys throughout the tank. I never vacuum the sand,but I will pull any algae/cyano off by hand. I use HD southdown sand.

Dan

 

[Anonymous]

A big six inch. With valleys, not a need for getting out the shopvac yet

 

[fishfarmer]

Main tank = ~1" CC, LS and sugar sized aragonite, couldn't siphon it if I tried.

Sump = 4" southdown, siphon just the cyano, let the stars, worms and snails do the rest.