sandbed, stay or go?

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Originally Posted by bv_reefer

Starting to consider removing my entire sandbed as it's becoming a real nuisance always getting caught in my sps corals and i always have to clean them off because of it. what are some pro's and con's of this move? The reasons i put sand in, in the first place was for it's buffering capability, and for easier keeping of sand lovers like fairy wrasses and jawfish, any thoughts much appreciated..

If you take it out do a little at a time...or drain the tank put everything in some bins/powerhead heaters etc, get as much water as you can into those bins, take out the sand. It also depends on how long you have had the sandbed and how deep it actually is. You can always keep a little in i keep a little less than a 1/4 inch for aesthetics..wrasses etc are okay with this. But I don't like the look of BB, i've tried and think it looks funny..to me at least.