Vacuuming a sand bed or not That is my question

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by iceman86

Everyones tank is different so learn your tank not someone elses. Follow the basic reefing rules and then play from there.

And there's the rub. This was a poll, and it's about 50/50 on vacuuming or not. So which side of the advice do you take? There are tanks on both sides that do great. And learning your own tank generally involves expensive mistakes. By the time most people learn their tank, the tank is getting shutdown anyway.

So, for me, based on this poll, I vacuum 50% of the time. Figure I can't go wrong, because I'm doing what 100% of the people do

[iceman86]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

And there's the rub. This was a poll, and it's about 50/50 on vacuuming or not. So which side of the advice do you take? There are tanks on both sides that do great. And learning your own tank generally involves expensive mistakes. By the time most people learn their tank, the tank is getting shutdown anyway.

So, for me, based on this poll, I vacuum 50% of the time. Figure I can't go wrong, because I'm doing what 100% of the people do

Haha good one! Nobody ever said this hobby was cheap or easy, and from my experience listenting to random joe or the lfs has made this hobby even more costly. Im also not stating sand beds are bad, ive seen beautiful tanks with undisturbed sandbeds. Im just speaking from my own personal experience.

I always listen to peoples advice because im no expert, but I dont run and completely change my tank because random joe behind a keyboard said so like I used to when I was new to this.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by iceman86

I always listen to peoples advice because im no expert, but I dont run and completely change my tank because random joe behind a keyboard said so like I used to when I was new to this.

One of the problems is there are few reefers around with 10 years of varied experience giving advice. Often, it's the new leading the new, into a deep dark place