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"Dusty" or "yucky" looking sand

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AmandaB

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Hey guys!

I just did my weekly water change (approx 1/4ish) in my 20 gal tank. I noticed this evening when I went to feed Pickles, that his(? Possibly hers) sand had like a dusty layer on it? I'm totally anal about getting poop and left over food out of there almost daily so I'm not sure if I missed a little bit and it went crazy over night?

I also have real plants and a hide in there.

Has anyone encountered this? How do I get rid of it? It seems to be bothering me a lot more than him.

I can post pictures in the morning.

Thanks everyone #stressed
 
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Probably just a layer of debris - much like household dust. If you have a siphon you can suck it up, and any sand you remove can be rinsed and put back.
 
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