sand

[rcranf1]

my sand bed in my 125 is always getting blown around, ill make it even every night and when I awake I awake to piles of mountain sand on the left and right sides. I have a 125 that beens up for about 3 weeks now. just wondering with this doing this all the time will this cause a problem? The sand is about 2 inches deep when all evened out

 

[Boostin S14]

How are your powerheads set up? They could be moving the sand around on you if you have them lower in the tank or if they are pointed towards the sand bed.

 

[joeychitwood]

Certain fish make a hobby of piling the sand to their liking. More likely, however, is that your powerheads are blowing the sand around, as stated by Boostin S14.

Wide-dispersion powerheads like the Tunze Nano Stream are less like to blow the sand around. Placement is critical.

 

[doubleduece]

I will agree. Check the direction of your powerheads. Try to point them up a little more..

 

[IslandCrow]

Strategically placed, wide dispersion powerheads are definitely the way to go. As far as it actually causing problems, not really. I have the same situation for an entirely different reason. My maroon clownfish is a consummate redecorator. Along with re-arranging any frags I've placed in her area (obviously, I didn't mean to put them there), she's constantly using her tail to move my sandbed around. The result is pretty much bare bottom in the middle of the tank and a DSB on either side. It's not the look I was going for, but otherwise has never been a problem.

 

[crvz]

Yep, especially with such a new setup (before bacteria well colonizes and helps stabilize the sand a bit), playing around with your powerheads and returns (if you have them) is necessary to keep everything in place.

 

[rcranf1]

ok ill will adjust my powerheads

 

[ayers11]

i think that it also can be the powerheads, but wouldnt you just see a mist of sand in your tank if it were the powerheads? it would act kinda like wind or a tornado in your tank and I would think that it would make it hard to see if it were the powerheads. I would try to watch your fish

 

[IslandCrow]

wouldnt you just see a mist of sand in your tank if it were the powerheads?

It can often times be much more subtle. You would see the sand getting blown around, but it may only be a few grains at a time. Then, when you haven't been looking at it for awhile (i.e. overnight), the cumulative effect is much more dramatic.