I have a 5" sand bed consisting of Caribsea seafloor special grade arganite. It is turning into a solid mass on the bottom of the tank. I have been using a stick to break it up. Anyone know what is going on? Could it from the biopellets? When I do a water change I usually vacuume the top 1 inch. Cant do that now.
DSB hardening
- Thread starter JOHANNA
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- Ossining, NY
Johanna,
We never recommend using the seaflor special grade by itself - it's aragonite which is calcium carbonate heavy and has a tendency to bind if not stirred correctly by inverts for the first 6 months or so. ESPECIALLY if you start adding calcium and alkalinity or have a calcium reactor - this typically accelerates the binding.
I would say the following:
Get some animals to stir it up regularly and stop adding 2 part or doing water changes with higher concentrated calcium salts (Reef Crystals, Oceanic, ESV or the like)
Hope that helps,
House
We never recommend using the seaflor special grade by itself - it's aragonite which is calcium carbonate heavy and has a tendency to bind if not stirred correctly by inverts for the first 6 months or so. ESPECIALLY if you start adding calcium and alkalinity or have a calcium reactor - this typically accelerates the binding.
I would say the following:
Get some animals to stir it up regularly and stop adding 2 part or doing water changes with higher concentrated calcium salts (Reef Crystals, Oceanic, ESV or the like)
Hope that helps,
House
- Location
- Ossining, NY
I wold stop dosing for awhile - if it's 5" thick I would definitely mix it with something (this will take some work)
In the meantime, I would stop dosing.
JMO
House
In the meantime, I would stop dosing.
JMO
House
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