Seahares??
Yes, corals don't appreciate being buried in sand. But if that's happening then the corals are not in a good spot. I've been in the hobby nearly ten years and have kept 4 or 5 seahares in with corals and not once did I ever lose a coral because the seahare stressed them out with sand.
Here are the problems with seahares:
- they starve once they eat all the hair algae.
- they usually die in powerheads or pump intakes.
- they are large and will likely bump into things. But, the flip side is that this problem is not unique to seahares. Same problem will exist for snails, urchins, abalones, fish, .. you name it: if it moves, it will bump into things. You owe it to yourself to attach frags to heavier pieces of rock otherwise things will move around on you, guaranteed. Glue them frags down!!! After all, isn't it a reefer's motto "I glue live animals to rocks!!" ??
If you notice sand covering a coral, take a turkey baster and shoot the sand off.
I guess there's another reason BB tanks have an edge over sand tanks. (Having said that, 2 out of 3 of my reef tanks still have sand - although I've finally seen the light and am not going to bother with sandbeds anymore after these tanks..)
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Originally Posted by TheReefGuy
Apparently they spill sand over corals and sand will stress corals.
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