best detritus eaters..

[markandkristen]

was curious on this subject i have about 100 turbos ... but im getting some detritus..

running bare bottom

with lots of flow.

was thinking of ordering some blue legged hermits

 

[DJChesnutRabbit]

You can have Nassarius snails in a BB tank. They can still hide in the rocks. But my wrasse collection eat them like oysters on the half shell.

 

[hexedagain]

Try a cowrie(sp?)

 

[JUICE!]

Be careful with the cowrie, though.....I was thinking the same thing, but mine seems to want algae, and opt for eating corals when there isn't any.


My new tank is a 220 BB with a little more than 10Xper hour turnover through the sump(plus a few powerheads). I find that it's pretty easy to just vacuum out the detrius when doing my weekly waterchanges.

This is my first BB tank, and I put 150 snails, a couple emeralds, and a bunch of shrimp. The tank stays pretty clean, but the crap piles up after a while. I've positioned my returns so that it pushes everything into a pile in a back corner so it's easy to vacuum.

 

[hexedagain]

My cowrie must be an exception. It wipes out algae and detritus. It hasn't even looked my corals way.

 

[thor32766]

same here. I have a tiger and a measel/deer cowrie in my tank.

 

[Lutefisk]

I'd add some hermits and a serpent star.

Rather than a cowrie you might try a fighting conch.

I'm a big believer in variety being important for a "cleanup crew."

 

[hexedagain]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12102585#post12102585 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lutefisk
I'd add some hermits and a serpent star.

Rather than a cowrie you might try a fighting conch.

I'm a big believer in variety being important for a "cleanup crew."

I'm not sure a BB tank is a good place for a conch. Is it?

 

[markandkristen]

thanks for all the input..

 

[Lutefisk]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12102901#post12102901 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hexedagain
I'm not sure a BB tank is a good place for a conch. Is it?

Yeah, they like to bury themselves but like the nassarius and wrasses who also bury themselves they still get by just fine in bare bottom tanks.

 

[chrisstie]

I would avoid blue legged hermits if you have snails. They tend to be more aggressive than say, scarlet or mexican red legged.

 

[waterfaller1]

Add a syphon tube.