Thread: thinking of ordering from J&L , anyone interested?
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Old 01-17-2003, 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by spikehs
I am interested in getting some snails too as I am recently starting to develop some gross brown algae
You might reconsider the snails especially if the algae is on the sandbed. Snails like Astrea seem to be unable to get traction on the sandbed, and won't go there. I myself have had a lot of luck with a fighting conch. I rotate him between two tanks so that he can keep both sandbeds clean.
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