Snails

Aquattro · #1 01-03-2011, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by windcoast reefs

Yeah It kinda seems that they just want ten shells just sitting there waiting for them. Is there anything else that you could suggest to clean up the sand bed that won't kill my snails?

I've got a couple of wrasses that sleep in the sand, they stir it up well. And a couple of orange spot gobies to sift and spit sand everywhere

windcoast reefs · #2 01-03-2011, 06:49 AM

Yeah that might be a better option for my tank, I will see about picking one up next week and see how it does.

Youngster Dan · #3 01-03-2011, 08:42 PM

How deep is your sand bed?

Borderjumper · #4 01-03-2011, 08:53 PM

I have a pair of yellow headed gobys. They do an awesome job of keeping the sand clean, but they spit sand over everything you have.. So at least once a day you have to blow sand off the corals.

windcoast reefs · #5 01-04-2011, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Youngster Dan

How deep is your sand bed?

Its around 1 inch or so.

Youngster Dan · #6 01-04-2011, 06:13 AM

If your sand bed is only that deep, honestly the best way to keep it clean would be manually. Just stir it up once a week, and then suction off the detritus that settles on the top when you do your water changes. If you stay on top of it, it will hopefully not get so bad.

Aquattro · #7 01-04-2011, 01:48 PM

For me, "staying on top of it" never works (4 dogs and a baby are distracting!). With an inch deep bed, I'd probably get some larger Nassarius snails (J&L has these) and maybe a sand sifting star. And maybe a conch. I just added these to mine, and they do a good job. Well, the wrasses help too, they mostly keep the entire sand bed in suspension. If you're afflicted with OCD at all, maybe skip wrasses