Vacuuming - Part Deux

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Myka

I use a gravel vacuum and vacuum all the sand to its full depth on all waterchanges.

How much sand do you have to replace when you do this in your 90G ?

[Kraken]

I am just going to siphon out all the sand into a bucket. Might replace it if it ends up looking to ugly but it will only be thick enough for aesthetic purposes.

[kien]

I don't vacuum but I do rake it. Or at least unused to before I inherited a sand sifting goby from Brettski.

I used to use this..



.. And let the particulates that I kick up filter into filter socks on my return. It's the only time i'll use filter socks too. General I keep the socks off otherwise.

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by kien

I don't vacuum but I do rake it. Or at least unused to before I inherited a sand sifting goby from Brettski.

Do you miss all the forking you used to do before I helped you out?

[Magickiwi]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Do you miss all the forking you used to do before I helped you out?

That's what she said! Boom!

Necessity is the mother of invention and his dual pronged approach is definitely innovative.

[kien]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Do you miss all the forking you used to do before I helped you out?

Ya, I don't fork it anymore. Not sure if I miss it or not. Ocassionally I'd accidentally fork someone sleeping in the bed. I'm sure they are happy that I'm not bothering them anymore.

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by kien

Ya, I don't fork it anymore. Not sure if I miss it or not. Ocassionally I'd accidentally fork someone sleeping in the bed. I'm sure they are happy that I'm not bothering them anymore.

i hear ya. while i consider myself to be a master baster i never attempt it if my wrasses have gone to sleep for fear of basting them.

[Jakegr]

No question, I would siphon a shallow sand bed.

I don't siphon the DSB in my seagrass tank. I use sand sifting seastars and manual agitation clean the uppermost centimetre, but I don't go below that.