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Sam1969
05-07-2009, 01:30 AM
Is there anything that will eat that brown crap on my sand ?

I know I need more flow in my tank and suspect thats why I'm getting this settling on my sand instead of down into my sump. But since I dont have enough cash on hand to throw a new eheim in my sump I was wondering if there was a temporary solution ..

Pazil
05-07-2009, 01:44 AM
Orange spotted goby keeps our sand nice and clear....makes a little mess of the water from the debris.

naesco
05-07-2009, 04:43 AM
If it is a new tank and it is sort of brown dusting, you have diatoms which is normal.
If you are using RO/DI water and are doing frequent water changes, it will go away.
Wayne

Myka
05-07-2009, 05:17 AM
If it's not diatoms, and is infact detritus, then you need more flow in the tank via powerheads, not more flow in the sump.