Cleaning crews are pooping too much

wumengche · 05/31/2006, 03:43 PM

I have a 30G tank with abt 30 lbs sand and 40lbs live rock, no reef yet.
-4 big snails (don't know their name)
-4 turbo snails
-2 urchins
-2 hermit crabs
-2 cleaner shrimp
above are my cleaning crews

-2 clown fish

so i realised the snails, hermit crabs and urchin are pooping, A LOT, especially the large snails and urchin. They are doing their job real well, my algae are almost gone, but the poop is just all over the sand.
Wat can I do about it? any other cleaning crew that will take care of the poop?? or should i just let go of thee big snails...they cost me 3.99 each though

thanks!!

wumengche · 05/31/2006, 03:49 PM

to add on
i have a protein skimmer and fluval 104
but the snail poop is kinda big that it sinks at the bottom, won't get filtered....

TekCat · 05/31/2006, 04:40 PM

get a derivore kit for your sand bed:
check out http://www.ipsf.com/ and http://www.inlandaquatics.com/

BlueCorn · 05/31/2006, 04:41 PM

Everything that eats poops.

Sk8r · 05/31/2006, 06:16 PM

Worms. Bristleworms. Your best friends. Your lfs might even give you a start of them.

05/31/2006, 03:43 PM	#1
wumengche Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 38	Cleaning crews are pooping too much I have a 30G tank with abt 30 lbs sand and 40lbs live rock, no reef yet. -4 big snails (don't know their name) -4 turbo snails -2 urchins -2 hermit crabs -2 cleaner shrimp above are my cleaning crews -2 clown fish so i realised the snails, hermit crabs and urchin are pooping, A LOT, especially the large snails and urchin. They are doing their job real well, my algae are almost gone, but the poop is just all over the sand. Wat can I do about it? any other cleaning crew that will take care of the poop?? or should i just let go of thee big snails...they cost me 3.99 each though thanks!!

05/31/2006, 04:41 PM	#4
BlueCorn Retired Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,908	Everything that eats poops. __________________ Doug [I]Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made when establishing tonal relationships. ~ Ansel Adams[/I]

05/31/2006, 06:16 PM	#5
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Worms. Bristleworms. Your best friends. Your lfs might even give you a start of them. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

05/31/2006, 03:49 PM	#2
wumengche Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 38	to add on i have a protein skimmer and fluval 104 but the snail poop is kinda big that it sinks at the bottom, won't get filtered....

05/31/2006, 04:40 PM	#3
TekCat Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: MN Posts: 3,130	get a derivore kit for your sand bed: check out http://www.ipsf.com/ and http://www.inlandaquatics.com/