How do you keep the sane white?
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sir_dudeguy
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Its completely normal in new tanks. Most tanks can go through a few algae outbreaks during the first year or so. Keep your nitrates and phosphates down and you should be good.
But what do you have for cleanup crew? I suggest adding cerith snails. They're good w/the sand and everything else too for that matter.
But what do you have for cleanup crew? I suggest adding cerith snails. They're good w/the sand and everything else too for that matter.
Purple Penguins
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stiring it in is only a temp solution, its best to get a good clean up crew, like Sir said, Cerith snails, or safe starfish, Sandsifting sea star if your tank is big enough,
sir_dudeguy
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I would not stir it IMO. Once its live, stirring can actually be a bad idea as it can sometimes kick stuff up causing a spike in something.
seeing as this is being asked in the nano forums, i HIGHLY doubt the tank is big enough...that and jordan's sig says 29g BC
Even if it was a big tank, i wouldnt recommend a sand sifter star. They eat all life in the sandbed which can pretty much make it useless for having pods and stuff. But in a small tank like a 29 (shoot, i wouldnt put one in a 125) thats just gonna kill it in a really short time.
Another thing you could do is a fighting conch. NOT a queen conch....those get huge and are like the sand sifter stars...strip the sandbed. Fighting conchs are a lot smaller and as far as i know of, they dont eliminate all life in the sand.
seeing as this is being asked in the nano forums, i HIGHLY doubt the tank is big enough...that and jordan's sig says 29g BC
Even if it was a big tank, i wouldnt recommend a sand sifter star. They eat all life in the sandbed which can pretty much make it useless for having pods and stuff. But in a small tank like a 29 (shoot, i wouldnt put one in a 125) thats just gonna kill it in a really short time.
Another thing you could do is a fighting conch. NOT a queen conch....those get huge and are like the sand sifter stars...strip the sandbed. Fighting conchs are a lot smaller and as far as i know of, they dont eliminate all life in the sand.
Purple Penguins
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I have a sandsifting ss and i have pods everywhere, maybe someday he will eat them all but so far he doesnt seem to be doing a good job they just keep multiplying
