I have a 1.5 year old 60 gallon reef tank that needs to have the sand removed and replaced with a larger grained sand, because the original sand is to sandy and just blows around. I wanted to know what would be the safest way for the live stock?
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The main thing to avoid is removing it all at once. Just siphon out a portion at a time over a pro longed period to be safe. Adding extra bio media during this process will be a good fail safe to counteract the nitrifying bacteria you’ll lose.I have a 1.5 year old 60 gallon reef tank that needs to have the sand removed and replaced with a larger grained sand, because the original sand is to sandy and just blows around. I wanted to know what would be the safest way for the live stock?