maintaining white sand?

[spaceman]

Hi guys!!

Due to the poor layout of my tank, part of my sandbed suffers from poor waterflow.

It is often covered with algae and bombs deposited by my fishes.

Any tips or marine creatures to introduce to help improve/remove detrius?

sand dollars?

starfish?

Sea cucumber (too big for my nanotank)

[hotlemond]

Due to the poor layout of my tank, part of my sandbed suffers from poor waterflow.

you spotted the problem. Now do the opposite

[Gouldian]

Hi guys!!

Due to the poor layout of my tank, part of my sandbed suffers from poor waterflow.

It is often covered with algae and bombs deposited by my fishes.

Any tips or marine creatures to introduce to help improve/remove detrius?

sand dollars?

starfish?

Sea cucumber (too big for my nanotank)

My Vote goes to the Sand Dollar.

[spaceman]

I am also thinking of trying out the Sand Dollar. Anyone got experience with they?

Reef safe? Do they burrow into the sand and then disappear (like sea snail)

Thanks!

[spawns]

sea cukes might lesssssen ur worries......

[Cryptic]

also having similar problems with my sand quality...wish to know whats the vedict on this case???

[Kelmen]

Yoh, bro.

Here are my real exp:

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?...ndpost&p=453478

red hairy hermit crab (non reef-safe), is the best for that purpose, I tell you.

My sea cuke do help, but..... they are really slowwwwwwwww, but they kind of work on area randomly, as they are blind.

[Rocks]

Yoh, bro.

Here are my real exp:

http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?...ndpost&p=453478

red hairy hermit crab (non reef-safe), is the best for that purpose, I tell you.

My sea cuke do help, but..... they are really slowwwwwwwww, but they kind of work on area randomly, as they are blind.

does sea cuke climb up to the rocks and knock down corals? i am thinking of getting one but worry that it will end up on the rock work looking for food and knock down my corals..

CHEERS!

[AlfaRomeo]

They do climb rocks at times and even climb unto the glass walls. They can knock down corals which are too heavy or not secured to the LRs. HTH

[dav12tan]

Try a sand dollar, i have one in my tank. Used to have algae growing on the sand, now the sand bed is clear, free of algae (or would i say white in another words).

[spaceman]

Hi dav12tan!

Just to double confirm! are Sea dollar Reef safe?

I got some precious mushies and Rics near the bottom. very scared, the sand dollar will crawl over it!

[tcs9423]

hi there.

where can we get sand dollars?

do they climb on rocks?..

[tcs9423]

use to have a sea cuke in my tank..

but i didnt know that it drops more than it takes

[Dazza]

i bgt my sand dollar frm henry (ML)... Gotten too large n was released... think he still brings them in regaularly .. gv him a call lah

[KennethK]

Sea cuke might be dangerous when they die as u are having a nano. Sand dollar or u can try those sand shifting gobies eg. white goby. I used to have a lot of algae on the seabed but i use a white goby to control. But for algae u should have rowaphos or others.

[spaceman]

Finally gotten a sand Dollar! Review: very promising! algae on my sand reducing!!!

Here's my new Algae buster crew!

sally lightfoot crab: Great LR hair algae terminator!

Sand Dollar: remove Algae on sand

Rainford Goby: filter my sandbed, also bit on hair algae

Bi-color Blenny: clear algae on LR and glass!

###### shrimp: i think they help to remove some algae on LR (not sure) :

Any other small reef safe fish/crab/shrimp to recommend? sea hare is too big for my tank...

thinking of getting a fox face? any feedback? thanks!!