Vacuuming Sandbed help

MilkWeed18 · 06/12/2012, 06:09 PM

Should i Vacuum the Sandbed if i have a Mandarin. I figured it would suck up any Copepods. I do have a refugium. Any thoughts

falconut · 06/12/2012, 07:25 PM

I've had a mandarin before and vacuumed the sand. My bed is between 1 - 2" deep. You should be fine, just don't do too much at a time. Plus, you don't want to stir too much junk in the sand Iif you haven't vacuumed it in a while) from doing too big an area.

cloak · 06/12/2012, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by MilkWeed18

Should i Vacuum the Sandbed if i have a Mandarin. I figured it would suck up any Copepods. I do have a refugium. Any thoughts

I wouln't. Does your mandarin eat anything other than those pods? It could very well just be a "species" tank. JMO.

06/12/2012, 06:09 PM	#1
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06/12/2012, 07:25 PM	#2
falconut Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Blackwood, NJ Posts: 3,813	I've had a mandarin before and vacuumed the sand. My bed is between 1 - 2" deep. You should be fine, just don't do too much at a time. Plus, you don't want to stir too much junk in the sand Iif you haven't vacuumed it in a while) from doing too big an area. __________________ 180 Gallon FOWLR, 40 Gallon Sump and 10 Gallon Refuge. (2) OceanRevive S026 LEDs, ASM G2 Skimmer & SCA-302 Skimmer. Setup since July 2017.