Losing Sand Cleaning To Much Help!!

[mrinelfrlz]

ok i have a problem ive been siphoning so much ive lost alot of sand in the process in places its only 1/4" and i still cant seem to rid myself of this filt
i checked phosphate and its says below 0.03 and that as writen by SALIFERT should be fine but i still cant shake this stuff
anyway my question is will it be safe to add more live sand without fear of starting another cycle?
or is there something else i can add on top of the sand i have like some other form of substrate
are there any type of safe small rocks possibly

i have already started a thread about my algae problem but i figured this would stop all that reading and put my problem at hand right here to read quicky
but if you want to help me further here is the link

https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/265343/what-kind-of-algae-is-this

 

[rbaldino]

Don't bother with live sand. Just buy some sand at the LFS and add it to the tank to replace what's been lost.

 

[dmjordan]

why are you siphoning your sandbed????

 

[our gang]

stop siphoning your sandbed and get more snails. They clean up the algae pretty good. You can just add more sand but I wouldn't add alot at once.

 

[peckhead]

get carbisea argonite...its not live, and its nice, and good

 

[mrinelfrlz]

Originally Posted by dmjordan
why are you siphoning your sandbed????
because i have this stuff on the sand bed still and when i do my water changes i try to suck up as much as possible at a time i try not to take any sand with it but i cant help but take some
every snail i have along with the blue legged crabs wont touch this stuff

 

[mrinelfrlz]

Originally Posted by peckhead
get carbisea argonite...its not live, and its nice, and good
thanks i will look in to possibly getting some of this stuff i want to read more about it though

 

[mrinelfrlz]

Originally Posted by rbaldino
Don't bother with live sand. Just buy some sand at the LFS and add it to the tank to replace what's been lost.
check
if i get more sand dont bother with LS just get normal sand
thanks

 

[mrinelfrlz]

Originally Posted by peckhead
get carbisea argonite...its not live, and its nice, and good
can i see some pics on what it looks like in your aquarium please

 

[mrinelfrlz]

has anyone ever tried this kind of sand looks good i think its the same kind of stuff my LPS has in there 150gallon
its black Tahitian Moon sand.

 

[mrinelfrlz]

or possibly this it has coraline in the sand witch seems pretty cool

 

[mrinelfrlz]

or this CaribSea Seaflor Super Reef Sand it has shells mixed in it

 

[bluemantr]

dont add sand all at once. Just a thin layer at a time. If you dont want to get that mess again try to get some flow goes over send.

 

[spanko]

Where is the gunk coming from? Are you overfeeding? Looks like you need more clean up crew. Get some Nassirius snails and some Cerith snails.

 

[mrinelfrlz]

Originally Posted by Bluemantr
dont add sand all at once. Just a thin layer at a time. If you dont want to get that mess again try to get some flow goes over send.
it is actually getting better
i have the 850gph in front towards sand
250gph in front towards rear
270gph in back flowing through rocks
here is a pic to explain

 

[mrinelfrlz]

Originally Posted by spanko
Where is the gunk coming from? Are you overfeeding? Looks like you need more clean up crew. Get some Nassirius snails and some Cerith snails.
i have 20 nassairius
20 turbos snails
6 mexican turbos
60 some odd blue legged crabs
they keep the rocks totally cleaned off
i only feed once every two days
i really think because its a new tank and im just getting everything established
just about 2 months old

 

[spanko]

Ah yes. new tanks will tend to accumulate gunk and diatoms. Your tank is nice. Keep doing what you're doing. All will be well soon.

 

[mrinelfrlz]

Originally Posted by spanko
Ah yes. new tanks will tend to accumulate gunk and diatoms. Your tank is nice. Keep doing what you're doing. All will be well soon.
thanks

 

[mrinelfrlz]

well i ordered my salt OCEANIC and my substrate im going with 2 15lb bags of the CaribSea Aragonite Flamingo Reef Sand
and i will add the first slowly then when i need more the other bag will be waiting
man this hobby is expensive
im even neglecting my bike more now
but im trying my best to get my tank established and once it is its all a matter of just keeping things in check I HOPE???

 

[mrinelfrlz]

I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE FOR THERE INPUT
IT HELPS!!!!!
thanks again