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55 gallon reef tank with sand issues. advice anyone?

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dryreef12
, 01-25-2010 at 03:50 PM (2321 Views)
i have a 55 gallon reef tank, and im having trouble with the sand i finally got everything stable about 6 months ago and everything looks good exept the sand, detritus appears on my 3-4 inch deep sand bed everyday! i try and stir the sand but its back the next day, i think its because i dont have sand sifters? witch are the best sand sifters? because no detritus grows on my rockwork advice anyone?

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  1. waldend's Avatar
    You say it's detritus growing but my definition of that is fish waste and other things that are in the water and would not "grow". It is likely cyano bacteria or diatoms. What color is it?
  2. MMoore0324's Avatar
    Perhaps a pic would help. I agree though, it's probably diatoms. If it's reddish then it's probably cyano. If it is detritus or cyano both of those can be easily vacuumed out of the system. Lets take a closer look at your water parameters though. What does your Po4 and No3 look like? What is your water change schedule?