6g fluval edge water changes

[FishN00b83]

How the **** do you guys do water changes and not have an epic sand storm for 2 days afterwards?!! I have 5lbs of live sand with 5lbs of live rock. I just attempted my first second water change and I can't even see a half inch in the tank lol. Does anyone have any tips or advice when it comes to doing water changes in this tank?

 

[Vman]

I haven't had any issues since my initial set-up about a week ago,(took almost a day for the tank to clear), and I've been in the tank re-arranging live rock and such a few times since then and stirred it up pretty good. I've siphoned out some water as well to keep it from overflowing when I stick my hand in, and the tank gets a bit cloudy, but its usually crystal clear again in about an hour or so, and I'm using about the same amounts of live sand and live rock....

 

[FishN00b83]

I was just wondering if anyone did anything to prevent sand going all over the place (I have that really fine powder sand). With my freshwater in the beginning, I used to put a small plate on the substrate and fill it with the water hitting it so my plants and everything else didint to all over the place.

 

[Vman]

I have the same powder sand, so as I said, I stir the sand up quite a bit but it doesn't stay cloudy more than a few hours not days. Once the tank is full, don't really know what you can do to prevent it even when doing water changes. Although I generally siphon the water with a rubber tube, and let the CUC deal with the sand in that small of a tank.....

 

[FishN00b83]

I just did an other water change and it did what you described...I guess I just needed to give it some time.