sugar grain sand sucks

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My powerheads constantly rearrange my sand and it makes it hard to get good flow.

Right now my sandbed is about 2 inches...

Should I pump it all out and replace with larger grain sand, or add another 2 inches of larger sand?
 
what may help is to simply add some larger grain stuff to the areas where the flow is moving the sand. i know marc tried this and i think he had success.
 
I love my Oolitic sand! Just don't point the flow right at the sand, or in such a way that it bounces around and hits the sand with a whole lot of force...

Theres a balance where you can get enough flow to prevent any nuisance growth without blowing sand everywhere.
 
My biggest problem is the clown fish doing the "sand dance". I have a big GSM Clown that will cloud up the whole tank by wriggling around int eh sand.
 
@Pneumatic wrote:
My biggest problem is the clown fish doing the "sand dance". I have a big GSM Clown that will cloud up the whole tank by wriggling around int eh sand. said:
Mine rearranges frags.....

Does she host in anything?? You can help that by moving the host up off the sand if you can.
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I have a Mag18 return at the top of the tank/a Tunze 6100 midway
in the tank and a Tunze wavebox midway opposite side of tank.
It took a few days of watching the sand and adjusting the inlets on
all pumps,but I did find a sweet spot that didn't move the sand.
I did have one spot I couldn't get it to stop blowing around and
I took a flat small rock and put it on top of the sand,problem solved.
Adjustment and patience is the key factor.

My giant Squassmosa does a number every week or so,
but that is what maintenance is all about.
 
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