Best detritus cleaners?

MarbleShark · 10-27-2006, 06:00 PM

What in your opinion is the best cleaner of this?

Snails, Crabs, Fish, Starfish?

Anything. Let me know.

razz · 10-27-2006, 06:02 PM

bristle stars are the best for sure ..

BoomerD · 10-27-2006, 07:51 PM

Depends...brittle stars are indeed good, but so are nassarius snails. In fact, they are possibly the best scavenger for cleaning a sandbed. Hermits are good scavengers as well, but have a few "issues" as most of us know...PLUS, if you get crabs, Witty comes in and nukes your tank!!

Woodstock · 10-27-2006, 09:21 PM

The very best ditritus cleaners are a siphon, micron sock, carbon, and a skimmer

Those will completely remove ditritus from your reef.

cioutlaw · 10-27-2006, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Woodstock

The very best ditritus cleaners are a siphon, micron sock, carbon, and a skimmer

Those will completely remove ditritus from your reef.

Agree 100%

lcstorc · 10-29-2006, 08:28 AM

Once again Woodstock hits it on the head.
Also give votes to nassarius snails. I love those guys and they to lots of cleaning for me.

Jorgens · 10-29-2006, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Woodstock

The very best ditritus cleaners are a siphon, micron sock, carbon, and a skimmer

Those will completely remove ditritus from your reef.

Ok Wood I've seen you mention this several times.....What "micron size" are we filtering at? And what brand do you prefer. I too need a better form of mechanical filtration and can easily fit a sock on the pipe into the sump.

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 19,905 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Best detritus cleaners? Once again Woodstock hits it on the head. Also give votes to nassarius snails. I love those guys and they to lots of cleaning for me. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

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