
Hi Everyone,
pls help:i have a 3m reef tank,4xmh lights, chiller 25*c,2m cabinet sump coral medium.i get my sand coral & water straight off the reef(live in Bali)& change about 100ltr/wk fish/coral/ph etc all good.BUT hard 2 keep sand clean!Tank pre fab china.back left cnr of tank is over flow & at bottom of it @ bottom level it sucks water up.if i dont have coral chunks(like in sump)infront of this 2cm suck up part my water level goes up to the rim where the over flow is & wont allow any space- top of glass meaning top of water stays still @ other end of tank.i need the suck up to work & sand up off the glass bottom in the tank maybe?bought plastic kennel grates/grill 4 under sand+mos net plan 5cm coarse new sand off reef,not sure if i should make reverse ugf or let sit still & just put coral bits near suck up?if i reverse my reverse 1x a month i think i cld such up the crud under grill?& once every few months suck up old sand replace with new?but i dont want to have to un build all again!too hard as u know!ive done a complete swap of tanks about 6 months ago from my 2.2m one to this one & only lost 1 fish!have tangs,angels,damsels,golbies,etc