secrets to vacuuming a sand bed?

[dekay]

How do you guys clean/vacuum your sand beds? Before when I used a larger grain sand, I could vacuum it, bend the hose, and then the sand would fall back to the bottom. This time around, I chose sugar sand and I'm having a hell of a lot of problems using the same method. A lot of the sand tends to get sucked in with the dirty water since it's so light. Anyone got any secrets they would like to share?

[Daniel Schubert]

You don't vacuum the sand bed. You should not need to.

[kentracey]

I second that thought. I don't vacuum mine at all.

[Kenzy]

I sub-contract the job out to nassarius snails, fighting conchs and sand sifting/mopping cukes. I give them a good benefit plan but low wages. :)

[afss]

Should never disturb a DSB in this way. It could cause potential problems.

If its a cc substrate and not a DSB then its probably OK, but even then if you have the proper clean up crew there is no need for it.

Scott