davidtcb1
Aquarium Advice Activist
Ok, so every time I do a water change and clean the top of the sand for debris, I've been churning the sand with my hand. I've been told several places that this is good to do to release the pent up gases that form below the surface of the sand. However, the next morning, the tank is milky and cloudy like a bacterial bloom (which I assume is what's happening).
So, do I continue to stir up the sand? Or not? Do I have to endure two or three days of a terrible looking tank every week? Am I doing it too often/not often enough? Is it a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation?
The tank is 125g and I'm running two XP-3 filters and two Rena heaters at about 81 degrees. Sand is pool filter sand.
ph is 7.5 No2 is <0.3 Ammonia is 0
When it gets back to normal, the water is very clear.
Thanks for any help.
So, do I continue to stir up the sand? Or not? Do I have to endure two or three days of a terrible looking tank every week? Am I doing it too often/not often enough? Is it a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation?
The tank is 125g and I'm running two XP-3 filters and two Rena heaters at about 81 degrees. Sand is pool filter sand.
ph is 7.5 No2 is <0.3 Ammonia is 0
When it gets back to normal, the water is very clear.
Thanks for any help.