290G Peninsula Tank

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by mseepman

Sometimes I get frustrated as I have a sand sifter and he can really just mix it up enough with those four big powerheads at the end to give me a sandstorm.

Do you have a Kien equivalent in your area? I dismantled my reef to catch my sifter and gave it to him.

[Ginu]

I see a ton of people complaining about sand sifters but never ever read of anyone housing a sand-dollar... I've had one in my reef for over two years now and he keeps the sandbed spic and span and I never get to see him unless he decides to go offroading and climb the rocks (this happens once a year and doesn't last very long)

[mseepman]

Originally Posted by Ginu

I see a ton of people complaining about sand sifters but never ever read of anyone housing a sand-dollar... I've had one in my reef for over two years now and he keeps the sandbed spic and span and I never get to see him unless he decides to go offroading and climb the rocks (this happens once a year and doesn't last very long)

Personally I've never seen one offered for sale? They would be an interesting option though.

I can't imagine ripping my reef apart no matter how much the goby bugs me...that is my worst nightmare other than the thing bursting.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Ginu

I see a ton of people complaining about sand sifters but never ever read of anyone housing a sand-dollar... I've had one in my reef for over two years now and he keeps the sandbed spic and span and I never get to see him unless he decides to go offroading and climb the rocks (this happens once a year and doesn't last very long)

your pretty lucky, about 2 years is where starving dollars start to die off, the problem with them is each type has a spicific food requirment and 99.9% of the time a tank doesn't support the right food. this ontop of the huge amount of sand bed you need for them gives them a very pour sucess rate in tanks.

Steve

[mseepman]

So it's been way too long since I've updated this thread. The tank is doing well. I had a little bout with Cyano a while back and after trying all the natural methods, decided to treat.
I've reached the stage where I'm getting some battles between corals and so I need to do a little cleanup to deal with it. Dreading that job as it's tough to decide who stays and who goes.
Here are some pics of how it sits now.

[michika]

What did you treat with? What happened to your pod population while this was happening?

[mseepman]

I used chemiclean at a slightly weaker dose than suggested. My problem wasn't terrible, just more than I could tolerate. The pod population appears fine...still everywhere.

[Gools]

looking awesome Mark! I need to come over again and get my fix, your whole system keeps me awake at night! Awesome! Let me know when you do some clean up.