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Woodstock · 01-31-2008, 04:04 PM

Vacuum it during a water change. That will go a long way to remove nutrients and prevent nusiance algae growth.

Cerith snails will eat film algae, nassarius snails will eat detiritus and leftover food; both will stay on/in the sand bed.
I also like scarlet hermit crabs (red with yellow eye stalks) for part of my clean up crew.

01-31-2008, 04:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 22,501 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Sand-sifting detrivore suggestions Vacuum it during a water change. That will go a long way to remove nutrients and prevent nusiance algae growth. Cerith snails will eat film algae, nassarius snails will eat detiritus and leftover food; both will stay on/in the sand bed. I also like scarlet hermit crabs (red with yellow eye stalks) for part of my clean up crew. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~Breeding Picasso Clownfish~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MHs, dual Geiseman Actinic T5s,Neptune AC III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return