Sand,, Do you replace it ?

[maroonman]

Silly Question, But I'm still New to the game.
Do you replace your sand? I have a 180 , And Have a very thin sandbed.( Very Fine Grade sand ) . It's going on 2 yrs old. So Should I slowly Replace it or just add to what I have?

[arredondojason]

i would just add to what you have. get some coarse aragonite to put on top of it.

[maroonman]

Thats What I was hoping you would say .. HAHA..
Thanks

How thick Would you make it?

[KJAhp098]

If you want to keep a shallow sand bed, then you should keep it at 1" or less.

[jenglish]

calcium based sand picks up PO4 and binds it... slowly over time. I am getting ready to replace the sand when I do a tank change (same tank, but it has to be emptied to be drilled). If sand is full of PO4 you will have algae. If you do not have algae, I would not bother to replace it.

[pmrossetti]

Hi arredondojason, What do mean coarse? 2mm,3mm,etc. If you had a product in mind, or brand let us know. Just wondering what you mean.
Thanks!!! :)

[sedor]

Just a small tip. When you go to replace the sand use a funnel and piece of flex tubing. In other words make a beer bong :D but instead of getting drunk, fill your tank up with nice new sand. Then rinse it out and throw a party like you were back in college lol.

[arredondojason]

this is what i used in my tank and the sand sifting gobys love it here is a link to what i got and it is not that bad of a price ethier.

http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/prod/239681/product.web

[pmrossetti]

Thanks a, Looks good! :)

[maroonman]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15701220#post15701220 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jenglish
calcium based sand picks up PO4 and binds it... slowly over time. I am getting ready to replace the sand when I do a tank change (same tank, but it has to be emptied to be drilled). If sand is full of PO4 you will have algae. If you do not have algae, I would not bother to replace it.

I am Starting to get some Algae.

I can Do the Beer bong Build.. LOL.. Thats a great Idea.

You guys have been super helpful... One more Question.. What Grain ( MM ) do you think I should Go with, I have a Diamond goby who is a busy bee at times. ( and the Fine sand I have floats all over the place ) looks horible when he is going at it. Should I up the size a little?

[arredondojason]

i posted a link for you for some that works great. i have dimond goby as well.