It's best to have a balanced system that takes care of the
waist, and use water changes, and protein skimmer, and
macro algae harvesting in the sump.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



RubenD wrote on 12/24/2006 5:10 PM:
Fish eat and waste(digestive) get on the bottom of the tank for so long
hoping to be cleaned. Little critters will pick the upper layer of fresher
food but all the fish waste accumulate on the bottom creating somewhat
toxicity.

How often you clean the sand bed if anyone do?

Power heads do a great job on water circulation allowing all filter to clean
water but there is a sleeping monster on that sand bed, if you stirred a
little you know what I mean.

When I do water changes I sifon the sand bed hoping to clean it a bit. Even
the rocks get some dust built up every now and then

Is it necessary? I think it should.


TIA

Ruben