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Zoe · 09-14-2006, 11:37 AM

Hello,

I have an 8 gallon tank with sand substrate, and I've been having some trouble keeping the sand surface clean. With gravel I normally get right in there with the syphon but with sand I cannot as it will get sucked up. I stir up the sand frequently to keep gas from accumulating, and to inhibit algae growth in the surface, but ya know, it's never sparkly clean

Is there any way I can keep the sand clean without actually removing some from the surface, cleaning it and putting it back in? I'd really rather not do that every week

Thanks

09-14-2006, 11:37 AM	#1
Zoe <·)))< Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ottawa Age: 22 Posts: 1,030	Sand Woes Hello, I have an 8 gallon tank with sand substrate, and I've been having some trouble keeping the sand surface clean. With gravel I normally get right in there with the syphon but with sand I cannot as it will get sucked up. I stir up the sand frequently to keep gas from accumulating, and to inhibit algae growth in the surface, but ya know, it's never sparkly clean Is there any way I can keep the sand clean without actually removing some from the surface, cleaning it and putting it back in? I'd really rather not do that every week Thanks __________________ 90g pltd: angelfish [black, leopard, platinum, silver zebra & gold vt] · glass catfish · harlequin rasbora · neon & rummy nosed tetra · sterpai & spotted cory · bristlenose pleco 28g pltd: scarlet badis · oto cats · bristlenose 16g pltd: flame & honey gourami · cherry barbs 8g (soon to be 18g): 15 lbs LR · 10 lbs LS · YSP · zoas · shrooms · flame & hammer corals · brittle star · scarlet & electric blue hermits · firefish