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Old 06/04/2007, 01:44 PM
CoMMaNdeR CoMMaNdeR is offline
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Clean sand

My sand was always dirty, I mean you can see detritus settle on it even though I have many current. I bought a diamond watchman goby and did a good job but he cleaned the sand and covered the corals and rocks with sand so I had to remove him..

Is there a method or any other good fish / inverts that keep the sand clean without doing a mess like this goby did?
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Old 06/04/2007, 03:05 PM
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I use the typical stuff. Crabs and snails. I sand sifting star may work well. Good flow is the key to keeping waste suspended in water.

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Old 06/08/2007, 08:19 PM
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Try a fighting conch
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Old 06/08/2007, 08:48 PM
caesar Gdi caesar Gdi is offline
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what size tank and how many GPH do you turn over... alot of people say that have plenty of current until they have a problem.
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Old 06/08/2007, 09:04 PM
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In your sized tank a few generic sea cucumbers should make a noticable difference ... nothing fancy they actually look like turds but they will come out at night and scour the substrate for organic matter.
 

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