Sleeper Gold Head Goby

[Cac986]

So I have a 300 g mixed reef with sugar sized sand bed and algae started to mat on top of my substrate. My phosphates, nitrates coral growth, etc... are all great, so I purchased a sand sifting star. Needless to say my starfish did little to help. I purchased a gold head goby and wow my sand bed is as white as can be, but my water is now hazy. Does anyone know if the haziness will go away after time. Will this agitation to the sand bed cause a spike in neutriants? The utility of the goby is amazing but if it has the potential to crash my tank not sure If I should keep him.....

Thanks!!

 

[Big Dave PDX]

The finer particals will end up finding their way out of the 'sifting' area eventually. I have a pair in my 155 and they do a great job on the sand. They don't seem to bury as much stuff as my diamond goby used to. After 3 weeks I've noticed there is not as many fine particles that float around in the water column. On a side note, I did have to change my filter sock every 3-4 days - started off with a bunch of the finer sand getting trapped in the sock. HTH

-Dave

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

It will eventually clear up... but honestly in a 300 it might take months.

 

[Brittany_Biggs]

My goby made my water Hazey at first I have a 100 gal and now my water is clearing up a lot more than when I first got it