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08/30/2010, 12:38 AM
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What are good for cleaning crushed coral bottoms?
As the title says what are some good fish to clean a crushed coral bottom. I have a 70 gallon tank it's a very new tank but I'm noticing there is a decent amount of algea and other dirt just laying on the tank bottom.
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08/30/2010, 01:18 AM
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Hi,
In the past I have used the large crushed coral pieces as a substrate and ran into the same issue you are. I am not sure you are going to have any luck finding any sort of cleanup crew to take care of the issue. Since your tank is still fairly new and only 70 gallons I'd suggest moving live roack/fish/corals into a rubbermaid and doing a total breakdown coming back as barebottom or sand. I just feel you are going to have more problems in the future than the crushed coral is worth. Titan |
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08/30/2010, 02:22 AM
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a vacuum to get it all out so you can replace it with sand.
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08/30/2010, 02:26 AM
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crushed coral is just the wrong sized particle. too large to get good sandbed action going and too small to clean well. perfect size to trap a ton of crap and stay aerobic = huge nitrate factory.
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08/30/2010, 04:04 AM
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A lawnmower blenny might mow down your algae. Mine would if i had any nowadays. Some gobies sand sift. I've seen this gobie sift crushed coral. Its big enough to take mouthfuls of crushed coral and drop it out of its gills.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...213&pcatid=213 Hermit crabs will help too. My hermies spend most of their time walking along the gravel, flipping each other over, swapping shells etc, constantly moving the gravel. Theyd certainly chow down on algae if they found it. Last edited by AaronM; 08/30/2010 at 04:17 AM. |
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08/30/2010, 06:09 AM
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if you don't want to change your substrate, buy and use a "Python Siphon". It hooks up to the sink and creates a vacuum to suck out the gunk. I have one that is well over 20 years old and I use it every water change.. Some of the very best $$$ I ever spent on this hobby.
To what was mentioned above - sugar fine sand really is a better choice, but NOT a absolute necessity.
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