What’s your Tip for a clean sand bed?

[TWYOUNG]

How long has your tank running for ?

Eight months.

 

[gbroadbridge]

Hi guys !

I’ve been looking for good tips and effective way of cleaning my sand bed, I’ve so many people that has a lot of livestock and still has a nice and clean sand bed ! I found it so hard to actually vacuum everything without taking the sand and some stuff are too heavy to get through the syphon …

so what’s your best tips and experience for a clean sand bed?

I don't vacuum the sandbed as it is too difficult to get past all the corals and stuff.

I have half a dozen strombus snails, plus nassarius snails and a starfish that keep it clean.
Occasionally I blast a section with a turkey baster and let the skimmer/roller mat clean up suspended stuff.

 

[STEEZY]

No or few coral on the sand bed, and a conch for a 20 gal.

 

[nicowboy]

I don't vacuum the sandbed as it is too difficult to get past all the corals and stuff.

I have half a dozen strombus snails, plus nassarius snails and a starfish that keep it clean.
Occasionally I blast a section with a turkey baster and let the skimmer/roller mat clean up suspended stuff.

Thanks I will need a bigger tank to be able to use a roller haha