dskidmore
Aquarium Advice Addict
stirring up dirty sand can indeed put alot of nutrients in the water. The choice of going bare bottom is a personal one though. Undisturbed sand, or sand with alot of detrivores in it should be just as good as bare bottom. Some people find bare bottom to be lower risk, as you can't accidentally stir it up and release stored waste, but many critters like digging in the sand, and may be stressed without it.
You may be able to just do some large water changes and wait it out if stiring up the sand is what did this.
You may be able to just do some large water changes and wait it out if stiring up the sand is what did this.