 Sand-sifting detrivore suggestions
I have a 47 gal (high) reef tank. Because my tank is so high I have to have a LOT of waterflow to get the water from the bottom up to the top. So...I have 2 1200's, a 600 and a 900 power heads. Because I have so much water moving around the bottom, I have Flamingo Reef substrate...it's really coarse and large and doesn't blow around with all the flow. I've been stirring the sand manually daily for the longest time, but I just had a baby and I can't always remember or have the time to do it. As a result, I'm starting to get pretty bad algae problems on the surface of the substrate. Does anyone have any suggestions of a good sand-sifting detrivore that will do well in such coarse substrate? We had a golden head sleeper goby in our 55 gal before we sold it and it did an awesome job, but I doubt it can sift such coarse sand.
Here's what I already have in my tank:
2 perc clowns
1 tang
1 coral beauty
1 coral banded shrimp
1 fire shrimp
1 bubble tip brittle star (it's about 18" in diameter and it needs a new home)
and a lot of hermits and terbo grazing snails |