Best algae grazer I have found.

Froggy · 07/19/2007, 05:30 PM

Not sure what type of urchin this is, but I have had him in my tank for about 2 weeks now and it has been mowing down the "problem spots" in my tank where algae seems to persist. It scrubs the rock down and leaves a clean white trail behind. I do not even mind that it eats some of the corraline off as well.

The only problems I have found so far is that it likes to decorate itself with anything not glued down and I always have to collect and pull live snails off of it. Here is a picture of it to share. Any I.D.'s let me know. I was wanting a Tuxedo Urchin but got this guy instead.

07/19/2007, 05:30 PM	#1
Froggy Reef "Hobbyist"...right!? Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canton, MI Posts: 2,160	Best algae grazer I have found. Not sure what type of urchin this is, but I have had him in my tank for about 2 weeks now and it has been mowing down the "problem spots" in my tank where algae seems to persist. It scrubs the rock down and leaves a clean white trail behind. I do not even mind that it eats some of the corraline off as well. The only problems I have found so far is that it likes to decorate itself with anything not glued down and I always have to collect and pull live snails off of it. Here is a picture of it to share. Any I.D.'s let me know. I was wanting a Tuxedo Urchin but got this guy instead. __________________ Hello, my name is Joe and I am a reef addict. ......Hi Joe.......... Current Tank Info: 120 gallon mixed reef with TBS live rock, 8 X 54 watt TEK T5's, Euroreef RS250 skimmer