phishguy05
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HEY DAVE ARENT THOSE SNAILS IN THE PICS ARE NERITE SNAILS
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H2OLUVSME
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two pieces of advice stand out to me here. try and get as much diversity as you can, and cerith snails.
the cerith were what i think kept my tank so clean of algae (that and not feeding
). there is a very common variety that is black and conical as Kevin described, but i had a little better luck with the FL variety. they are lighter (tan, off white, the color of FL crushed coral...whatever that is) but have the same conical shape.
here is a pic of the one Kevin described
and here's a pic of the FL variety
both are much more active at night and will help keep the upper layers of your sand clean (including the nasty build up on the front glass). they will aslo both readily breed within the tank.
my next favorite is the stomatella snails. they are also night feeders completely herbivorous and breed like mad.
the cerith were what i think kept my tank so clean of algae (that and not feeding
). there is a very common variety that is black and conical as Kevin described, but i had a little better luck with the FL variety. they are lighter (tan, off white, the color of FL crushed coral...whatever that is) but have the same conical shape.here is a pic of the one Kevin described
and here's a pic of the FL variety
both are much more active at night and will help keep the upper layers of your sand clean (including the nasty build up on the front glass). they will aslo both readily breed within the tank.
my next favorite is the stomatella snails. they are also night feeders completely herbivorous and breed like mad.
SptfireXIV
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I've always used Mexican red-legged hermits. They're hardworking and don't mess with any snails you might have in the tank.
H2OLUVSME
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long time to reply....?
its real nice. its pretty well completely put away. we have a few boxes left unpacked, but dont really have anywhere for them. we are kind of enjoying the minimalist look right now, with no furniture at all
i should have some type of display to put in the living section of my house soon. maybe ill have a reefless club meeting some day, so you guys can check out my new house and whatever creation i come up with
