sand / detritus cleaners

[pong]

need help.. what fish eats or cleans detritus?

any other things that sift and eat this?

currently... shifting from fowlr to reef that is why
i removed the hermits... they destroyed a coral already

 

[shuguley]

I'm getting some Nassarius Snails for this same reason. They eat detritus and burrow in the sand. I hope my LFS comes through and gets some in for me this week.

 

[ChrisKirkland]

A Orange Diamond Goby will sift the sand. If you get this guy you will want to make sure you have a top or screen over your aquarium, he is a jumper like all gobies.

 

[K' Family Reef]

we have a green brittle starfish (these are not reef safe) in our sump which does a good job eating all the detritus down there!

regards

 

[caorca]

I have three sand stars in my reef tank and they seem to do a good job.

 

[fahadahmed]

excuse my ignorance, but what is detritus?

 

[crvz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13233058#post13233058 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fahadahmed
excuse my ignorance, but what is detritus?

de·tri·tus
â€"œnoun
1. rock in small particles or other material worn or broken away from a mass, as by the action of water or glacial ice.
2. any disintegrated material; debris.


usually a general reference to wastes collecting in the tank, either from rock or fish poop or whatever.

 

[fahadahmed]

should I put snails in both sump and tank both?

 

[ludnix]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13233237#post13233237 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fahadahmed
should I put snails in both sump and tank both?

You can if you want, I personally don't have any snails in my sump because I don't care if algae grows on the glass down there.

 

[chrisp074]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13232752#post13232752 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Neptune's Oasis
we have a green brittle starfish (these are not reef safe) in our sump which does a good job eating all the detritus down there!

regards

Nor fish safe, are quite predacious.

 

[K' Family Reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13233635#post13233635 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrisp074
Nor fish safe, are quite predacious.

thats why its at home in the sump!...

 

[pong]

do asterea clean the sand?

 

[harsh12ka4]

you also may want to consider a sea cucumber....

 

[pong]

the thing is... a sea cucumber can clean it... but it also cleans your corals

 

[masonicman]

I have Nas. snails that do a good job until they are eventually eaten by my hermits. Also I have a Serpent Sea Star, Fancy Tiger-striped that does a bang up job at night. He may eat some pods also, But I have alot.

 

[admann]

taggin along

 

[phenom5]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13236786#post13236786 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pong
do asterea clean the sand?

No. They stick to the rocks & glass, and really seem to try to avoid the sand. Nassarius snails do a good job on the sand.

 

[fahadahmed]

what are hermit crabs good for? if you have the snails do you still need the crabs?

 

[pong]

the crabs were ok for the sand... they stir it up all the time... they were great for me until i added corals

 

[CAROLGYRL]

ok, sorry to bust in, but I have , like tons of hermite crabs! wahtdid they do to your corals? should I start to panic?I have corals, no problem so far