Removing sand? Going from 3" to 1"

Gooli · 04/05/2006, 05:20 PM

I would like to remove about 2" worth of sand in my 90G.
I simply don't like the look of it - would rather have the sand come up to the tank bottom trim.

I got plenty of LR in there for biological filtration - can i just scoop away during a 10% water change? am i asking for trouble?

Blazer88 · 04/05/2006, 05:42 PM

I went from a 5"+ sand bed down to about an inch in my first tank. I just did it slowly with water changes and everything was fine. I think you should be fine as long as it is a gradual change.

Gooli · 04/05/2006, 05:48 PM

thanks Blazer...i would say that only 30% of the sand is exposed - the rest has rocks on top - so i will have somewhat of a slant-down from back to front, left to right.

04/05/2006, 05:20 PM	#1
Gooli Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: West Los Angeles Posts: 3,746	Removing sand? Going from 3" to 1" I would like to remove about 2" worth of sand in my 90G. I simply don't like the look of it - would rather have the sand come up to the tank bottom trim. I got plenty of LR in there for biological filtration - can i just scoop away during a 10% water change? am i asking for trouble? __________________ "Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. " - Benjamin Franklin Current Tank Info: 180g SPS

04/05/2006, 05:48 PM	#3
Gooli Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: West Los Angeles Posts: 3,746	thanks Blazer...i would say that only 30% of the sand is exposed - the rest has rocks on top - so i will have somewhat of a slant-down from back to front, left to right. __________________ "Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. " - Benjamin Franklin Current Tank Info: 180g SPS

04/05/2006, 05:42 PM	#2
Blazer88 Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,415	I went from a 5"+ sand bed down to about an inch in my first tank. I just did it slowly with water changes and everything was fine. I think you should be fine as long as it is a gradual change.