Oh boy did I create a mess today.
I was doing some maintenance in the back of the tank, the back spray bar came out of it's connection and a huge huge sand storm ensued.
After things settled a bit, I started siphoning off the bottom and rock work, trying to keep the coral free from the sand storm. Now remember I don't have sand so it was likely a lot of detritus and the silt from some crushed coral I put in originally. I siphoned into a mesh bag. I picked up some of the crushed coral down there too.
Then I let things settle and then I blew off the rock work with a turkey baster. Then did some more siphoning.
Now I am done for the night but have more turkey basting and siphoning tomorrow.
I hope the coral do well.
On a side note, I can't find my wrasse
Not on the floor either ... hmmm
And my mandarin is looking thin ... I guess when I made the change over so quickly with all the new rock, it is not enough for the mandarin ....
When it rains it pours.
Anyone else ever create a large sand storm? And if so, how did it turn out?
I was doing some maintenance in the back of the tank, the back spray bar came out of it's connection and a huge huge sand storm ensued.
After things settled a bit, I started siphoning off the bottom and rock work, trying to keep the coral free from the sand storm. Now remember I don't have sand so it was likely a lot of detritus and the silt from some crushed coral I put in originally. I siphoned into a mesh bag. I picked up some of the crushed coral down there too.
Then I let things settle and then I blew off the rock work with a turkey baster. Then did some more siphoning.
Now I am done for the night but have more turkey basting and siphoning tomorrow.
I hope the coral do well.
On a side note, I can't find my wrasse
And my mandarin is looking thin ... I guess when I made the change over so quickly with all the new rock, it is not enough for the mandarin ....
When it rains it pours.
Anyone else ever create a large sand storm? And if so, how did it turn out?