SRC Member pokmingsheng Posted September 3, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted September 3, 2009 hey bros... those out there who have relatively clean sandbeds, how do you guys manage to maintain clean sandbeds? i know one of the ways is to get a sea cucumber to clean up the sand beds... any other ways??? i dont think vacuuming the sand bed works for me.. my sand is very fine and when i tried a few times, alot of sand got "wasted", getting sucked up together with those "dirt" care to share some light here?? thanks... Quote My Decomissioned 2ft Cube: (31st March 2011) Carpe Diem~!!! My Current 4ft X 2ft X 2ft: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member bugattilambo Posted September 3, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted September 3, 2009 hey bros...those out there who have relatively clean sandbeds, how do you guys manage to maintain clean sandbeds? i know one of the ways is to get a sea cucumber to clean up the sand beds... any other ways??? i dont think vacuuming the sand bed works for me.. my sand is very fine and when i tried a few times, alot of sand got "wasted", getting sucked up together with those "dirt" care to share some light here?? thanks... bro dirty sand bed in a sense?? algae and stuff uh wave maker should do the job my 2ft tank I have 1 sand shifting star,3 sand dollar and 2 abalones very good cleaners Quote Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. Member of: www.marineaquarist.sg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellBliss Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 bro dirty sand bed in a sense??algae and stuff uh wave maker should do the job my 2ft tank I have 1 sand shifting star,3 sand dollar and 2 abalones very good cleaners what about shit on the sand? Quote Hooked since March 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member moron_clown Posted September 3, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted September 3, 2009 Actually can get those gravel suction cleaner with a ball valve to control the rate of suction. turn the suction rate real low and your gravel will not get sucked up. Quote Reef Journal Gf's 6ft FOWLR My previous 4X2X2.5 (Retired) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member pokmingsheng Posted September 3, 2009 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 3, 2009 bro dirty sand bed in a sense??algae and stuff uh wave maker should do the job my 2ft tank I have 1 sand shifting star,3 sand dollar and 2 abalones very good cleaners abit red algae abit brown algae, but i'm dosing API Algaefix and the situation improved alot.. haha.. PO4: 0 NO3: less than 10ppm Lights: 10hrs daily looks abit like shit... abit brownish... but i dont feed alot, and i only have 2cleaner shrimps, 1 purple goby and 1 royal gramma in my tank now... hmmm... i've one turbo snail with me about 7months already.... it'll eat stuff off the wall and maybe LRs, but i never find it on the sand.. wonder why... Quote My Decomissioned 2ft Cube: (31st March 2011) Carpe Diem~!!! My Current 4ft X 2ft X 2ft: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member pokmingsheng Posted September 3, 2009 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 3, 2009 Actually can get those gravel suction cleaner with a ball valve to control the rate of suction. turn the suction rate real low and your gravel will not get sucked up. ooo.. where can i get that gravel suction cleaner??? how much does it cost roughly?? Quote My Decomissioned 2ft Cube: (31st March 2011) Carpe Diem~!!! My Current 4ft X 2ft X 2ft: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member moron_clown Posted September 3, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted September 3, 2009 ooo.. where can i get that gravel suction cleaner???how much does it cost roughly?? i think normal aquarium shops like petmart or aquastar or aquamarin do sell those. its blue and costs ~$20. Quote Reef Journal Gf's 6ft FOWLR My previous 4X2X2.5 (Retired) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violence Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Don't use sea cucumber........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member pokmingsheng Posted September 11, 2009 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 11, 2009 Don't use sea cucumber........ why?? Quote My Decomissioned 2ft Cube: (31st March 2011) Carpe Diem~!!! My Current 4ft X 2ft X 2ft: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambystoma82 Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 why?? i tink he meant e sea cuke kanna suck by wavemaker or mess up ur corals on e sandbed ? depends what u wan... if its just e surface use chemical n hv a gd flow will b fine... remb another living thing added means another problem... unless u r toking abt inside e sandbed e nitrates.. then is another issue loh.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Thexder Posted September 11, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted September 11, 2009 Sand dollar would be a better option compared to sea cucumber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member comycus Posted September 11, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted September 11, 2009 Actually is sand dollar easy to care? Was considering it for a while, and came across quite a few feedback online that they don't do well in captivity. My sand sifting starfish is doing very well cleaning my sandbed. With a couple of Nassarius snails to help aerate the sand, my sandbed has gone from totally brown to nice white again Quote My old 3ft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member pokmingsheng Posted September 11, 2009 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 11, 2009 Actually is sand dollar easy to care? Was considering it for a while, and came across quite a few feedback online that they don't do well in captivity. My sand sifting starfish is doing very well cleaning my sandbed. With a couple of Nassarius snails to help aerate the sand, my sandbed has gone from totally brown to nice white again where can i get Nassarius snails??? i only see turbo snails everywhere... does CF or any LFS have any stock?? CF seem to have every kinds of LS with them... haha.... Quote My Decomissioned 2ft Cube: (31st March 2011) Carpe Diem~!!! My Current 4ft X 2ft X 2ft: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member iskay Posted September 11, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted September 11, 2009 Nassa snails. Very good at stirring the sand but ultimately, you'll need to siphon once a while else your sand bed become nitrate factory due to detritus accumulation. Aquamarin or Ah Beng carries. Quote "Be formless... shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle; it becomes the bottle. You put it into a teapot; it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend..." - Lei Siu Lung (Bruce Lee) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Thexder Posted September 11, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted September 11, 2009 Actually is sand dollar easy to care? Was considering it for a while, and came across quite a few feedback online that they don't do well in captivity. My sand sifting starfish is doing very well cleaning my sandbed. With a couple of Nassarius snails to help aerate the sand, my sandbed has gone from totally brown to nice white again Seems so from various feedback. I have 2 sand dollars for >1 yr already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member comycus Posted September 11, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted September 11, 2009 where can i get Nassarius snails???i only see turbo snails everywhere... does CF or any LFS have any stock?? CF seem to have every kinds of LS with them... haha.... CF got all kinds of snail auntie calls the nassarius snails as 'sand snails'. V. fun to watch them during feeding time. Quote My old 3ft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member pokmingsheng Posted September 11, 2009 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 11, 2009 ok... thanks for the info!!! the next time i drop by any LFS i'll ask for it... Quote My Decomissioned 2ft Cube: (31st March 2011) Carpe Diem~!!! My Current 4ft X 2ft X 2ft: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member pokmingsheng Posted September 11, 2009 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 11, 2009 is a sand dollar big???? it looks big.. i'm having only a 2feet tank... with quite a number of mushrooms on my sandbed.. haha.. Quote My Decomissioned 2ft Cube: (31st March 2011) Carpe Diem~!!! My Current 4ft X 2ft X 2ft: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenkoh08 Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 you can try orange spotted goby it good it clean the sand though out the day now i started to use lesser algeafix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member bugattilambo Posted September 12, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted September 12, 2009 is a sand dollar big????it looks big.. i'm having only a 2feet tank... with quite a number of mushrooms on my sandbed.. haha.. depends they have small ones I have a large one and 2 small one you interested If I can find the small one I can pass it to u;) Quote Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. Member of: www.marineaquarist.sg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellBliss Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 depends they have small onesI have a large one and 2 small one you interested If I can find the small one I can pass it to u;) am have some... abit bigger than 50 cent coins Quote Hooked since March 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted September 12, 2009 Senior Reefer Share Posted September 12, 2009 gentle reminder for those keeping nassarius snails. they need to be fed. feeding on fallen food and detrisus may not enough if you have many of them. becareful of corals lying on the sand bed. if hungry enough, they can steal food from pratas or brains living on the sand. becareful of powerful stingers on the sand such as anemones and elegance corals. i have lost 5 nassarius snails because of my huge huge elegance. everytime they crawl around the elegance, they get stung on the foot and die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellBliss Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 gentle reminder for those keeping nassarius snails. they need to be fed. feeding on fallen food and detrisus may not enough if you have many of them. becareful of corals lying on the sand bed. if hungry enough, they can steal food from pratas or brains living on the sand. becareful of powerful stingers on the sand such as anemones and elegance corals. i have lost 5 nassarius snails because of my huge huge elegance. everytime they crawl around the elegance, they get stung on the foot and die. does this apply to bumblebee snails too? Quote Hooked since March 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted September 12, 2009 Senior Reefer Share Posted September 12, 2009 does this apply to bumblebee snails too? not really since they usually hand around rocks. my bumblebees are very secretive and alwas hiding. whereas my nassarius always getting stung. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member pokmingsheng Posted September 12, 2009 Author SRC Member Share Posted September 12, 2009 gentle reminder for those keeping nassarius snails. they need to be fed. feeding on fallen food and detrisus may not enough if you have many of them. becareful of corals lying on the sand bed. if hungry enough, they can steal food from pratas or brains living on the sand. becareful of powerful stingers on the sand such as anemones and elegance corals. i have lost 5 nassarius snails because of my huge huge elegance. everytime they crawl around the elegance, they get stung on the foot and die. what do they need to be fed on??? i dont own any elegance or anemones.. how about bubble stings?? will it be strong enough to kill it? Quote My Decomissioned 2ft Cube: (31st March 2011) Carpe Diem~!!! My Current 4ft X 2ft X 2ft: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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