Substrate cleaning question.

trpigg · 10/30/2006, 09:18 AM

I have some hair algae and other types of algae on my substrate and i have tried to purchase turbos, trochus, mexican red leg hermits, yet the only thing that seems to touch the sand is the red legs. I really dont want to buy any more hermits because i like my snails! And they are not going to be made into dinner. What is the best animal to clean this ugly stuff off the sand??

Nykademus · 10/30/2006, 09:23 AM

you could look into some sand sifting stars, or there are some blennies that would do the trick also.

GlobaLPimP · 10/30/2006, 03:01 PM

you may want to try and fix the problem rather than just adding critters to try and eat it at an even pace

10/30/2006, 09:18 AM	#1
trpigg Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 193	Substrate cleaning question. I have some hair algae and other types of algae on my substrate and i have tried to purchase turbos, trochus, mexican red leg hermits, yet the only thing that seems to touch the sand is the red legs. I really dont want to buy any more hermits because i like my snails! And they are not going to be made into dinner. What is the best animal to clean this ugly stuff off the sand?? __________________ Reefing is the coolest thing since "sliced bread." Current Tank Info: 72 gal RR bow front, 25 gal sump/refugium, 105lbs Premium tonga deep water LR, 80 lbs LS, 760w metal halide retro lighting

10/30/2006, 03:01 PM	#3
GlobaLPimP Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Palm Harbor, Florida Posts: 911	you may want to try and fix the problem rather than just adding critters to try and eat it at an even pace __________________ This hobby is educational; it teaches you how to spend a lot of money in a hurry! Current Tank Info: 75gl, SPS, LPS, IceCap/T5/SLR, 2 modded Tunze 6045's, PCI 350 skimmer w/ Gen-X 2400, 95lbs LR, GEN-X 4100 return

10/30/2006, 09:23 AM	#2
Nykademus Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 530	you could look into some sand sifting stars, or there are some blennies that would do the trick also.