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12/06/2007, 07:14 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: West Hempstead, NY
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How do ya'll keep your shallow sand bed clean?
Just out of curiosity how do folks keep their ssb clean?
I siphon off some sand with each water change and when it gets thin I add more sand. I have about an inch in my 47 gal.
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Leah Amanda Current Tank Info: First salt tank 1985, current tank 150 g acrylic |
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12/06/2007, 07:23 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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Keep watching po4 and no3
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12/06/2007, 10:15 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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Conchs, nassarius, and cerith snails. I have never touched the ssb.
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12/06/2007, 10:24 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Palatine, IL
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Cleanup crew plus a few puffs from turkey baster before water changes.
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12/06/2007, 10:31 PM
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Moved On
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Bellevue,NE
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flow, hermits,snails,conks,crabs,shrimp,starfish,tukey baster.
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12/06/2007, 10:32 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Carol Stream, IL
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I use a gravel vac on mine. (( for all 3 of my tanks )) the end of it is wider, so I don't lose much sand at all. Been doing that for many years now it does the trick for me.
Plus I do have nassarius snails.
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Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef |
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12/06/2007, 10:32 PM
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Recovering Detritophobe
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Cary, NC
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Watchman goby, tigertail cuke, and two Tunze 6000s. I have some snails too but I'm not convinced they do much.
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If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles |
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