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Changing Substrate Advice
- Thread starter Chris
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Scoop out the existing sand right before a water change until it’s all gone (may take a few times)
Once all the sand is out, rinse the new sand THOUROUGHLY and use a pvc pipe with a funnel attached to place it in the bottom of the tank. Should hellp reduce any cloudiness.
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Once all the sand is out, rinse the new sand THOUROUGHLY and use a pvc pipe with a funnel attached to place it in the bottom of the tank. Should hellp reduce any cloudiness.
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+1 on that.
If you're using the special grade reef that stuff is fantastic but needs to be rinsed thoroughly till waste water runs clear as et said.
When I've done this in the past I've turned off everything and used a 1/8" or 1/4" siphon tube to suck out the substrate.
I continue till all substrate is gone.
If the bucket fills up, I give it a few minutes to settle, pour the water back in the tank, and start to siphon sand again.
Eventually, you have a bucket of mostly sand.
Then I add the new substrate, as ET suggested, and top off with new water.
Easy and no major disturbance or cloudiness.
Make sure you dig through the sand in the bucket to catch any snails that may get sucked out.
If you're using the special grade reef that stuff is fantastic but needs to be rinsed thoroughly till waste water runs clear as et said.
When I've done this in the past I've turned off everything and used a 1/8" or 1/4" siphon tube to suck out the substrate.
I continue till all substrate is gone.
If the bucket fills up, I give it a few minutes to settle, pour the water back in the tank, and start to siphon sand again.
Eventually, you have a bucket of mostly sand.
Then I add the new substrate, as ET suggested, and top off with new water.
Easy and no major disturbance or cloudiness.
Make sure you dig through the sand in the bucket to catch any snails that may get sucked out.