my sand

[spookey]

ok just want to know if this is a bad thing... my sand bed is turning gray and can someone help






chris

[jojo22]

If you tank is new it will turn brown next!!! How old is your tank?? Tell me a little about your set up.

[spookey]

my 55g is about a year old i have a sea clone skimmer 3 power heads a sensor heater 50lbs of LR 50LB live sand no sump let me know if u need more about my tank


chris

[jojo22]

Any chance of a pic??? At first I guess I just figured it was the start of a diatom bloom (and it may still be), but that is generally associated with new tanks. Is the grey over the whole tank or just spots???

[spookey]

well in big spots but its under from the top sand cuz im doing my maintenance on the tank today mix the sand and i seen that it is all grey with some brown in too


chris

[perpetual98]

If it's under the surface of the sand, that's normal. That's the anaerobic area of your sand bed that is full of beneficial bacteria and stuff. It's generally not a good idea to stir it up.

I'll occasionally put some rocks out of my tank that have been buried in the sand for a while and they're almost black.

[spookey]

i have rock like that too almost blk..ok ty perpetual.. and yea its under


so it ok then?

chris

[spookey]

all right ty guys for the info back to my maintenance


chris