what will move the sand for me
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crsswift70
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cucumber. a lot of people say nassarius, but i've not had luck keeping them alive. brittle and non-green serpent stars are also used.
crsswift70
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http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=12930300#post12930300
i don't do anything for mine. If the tank is established, they get what they need from the sand.
i don't do anything for mine. If the tank is established, they get what they need from the sand.
Tswifty
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If you have an established tank, you should have no problem with an appropriate amount of Nas snails. IMO they are the best out there for keeping your sand bed stirred.
If you're worried about them, you can always stick a piece of silverside on the sandbed once a week for them.
If you're worried about them, you can always stick a piece of silverside on the sandbed once a week for them.
fattyratrat
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my nas snails will come rip the food out of my coral and anemones mouths when they are eating, so i always end up throwing them a big chunk of something meaty. a silverside is a fish you buy to feed things like big fish and anemones.
phunkie99
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small fish http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+7927+16851&pcatid=16851
some say not to use them because they greasy not sure why but I've herd a lot of people say that
some say not to use them because they greasy not sure why but I've herd a lot of people say that
Tswifty
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A type of saltwater feeder fish. You can usually buy them in frozen packs at your LFS.
http://www.melevsreef.com/food.html
Tswifty
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For an established 130g tank, I would have no reservations adding 20 or more. You can add them 10 at a time if you want to be more cautious.
I'm about to order 20 for my 90g tank.
Also, make sure you get the white Nas snails or order the Super Tongan ones. I recently ordered Nas snails, and was shipped whelks which look similiar, except they aren't reef safe, and they took out a clam of mine.
I'm about to order 20 for my 90g tank.
Also, make sure you get the white Nas snails or order the Super Tongan ones. I recently ordered Nas snails, and was shipped whelks which look similiar, except they aren't reef safe, and they took out a clam of mine.
crsswift70
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i still say cuc 
don't have to feed them. But hey, to each his own. Best answer might be a combination of several sand stirrers. Brittle, cucumber and nassarius.
don't have to feed them. But hey, to each his own. Best answer might be a combination of several sand stirrers. Brittle, cucumber and nassarius.
Cucumbers are great, but they really just get the surface layer of sand. Nassarius snails are constantly moving below the surface. Cerith snails will also spend some time on and partially buried in your sand bed, and I think they're a good addition as well, giving you both a carnivorous and herbivorous snail working your sand bed.
bertmauricio
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TJ, where are you planning to order?
schoch79, there are many types of cucumbers, so this may very well be true. The sand sifting ones will have what look like little tentacles coming from one end and actually grabbing grains of sand.
laud
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Do you want the sand moved to keep it algae free, or for another reason?
I was given a diamond goby without my knowledge and was not happy, until he became the best sand mover I ever had. Now my sand is white and clean.
A sleeper Goby will put sand all over your coral heads, from what I've been told. (just hearsay though, so don't take my word)
I was given a diamond goby without my knowledge and was not happy, until he became the best sand mover I ever had. Now my sand is white and clean.
A sleeper Goby will put sand all over your coral heads, from what I've been told. (just hearsay though, so don't take my word)
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