I moved everything from my 26g bow to my 40 breeder about 3-4 days ago well everything but the old lived and because it was to fine I didn’t like it at all. I added 15lb of dry sand and it’s starting to get covered in brown algae. What’s a good clean up crew all I have atm is two helmets one is a little blue and the other is a red one and he seems to kill every turbo snail I add into the tank. Should I get rid of the red crab and grab some turbos and some sand shifter snails
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Billldg
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It actually sounds like you may be going thru a mini cycle because of the new sand. It will pass in time by itself.
As far as a solid CUC, I am a fan of the Trochus, Cerith, and Nassarius snails. That package will clean the glass, aquascape, and turn up the sand a little.
As far as a solid CUC, I am a fan of the Trochus, Cerith, and Nassarius snails. That package will clean the glass, aquascape, and turn up the sand a little.
Billldg
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I am not sure honestly, my trochus would eat it, but they became sluggish afterward. #reefsquad, will anything eat ugly stage algae?
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Makes sense over here
Yeah,
A small Tuxedo urchin would be a great call.
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When your parameter stable out get a small Tuxedo
and a crew of these guys
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"The Banded Trochus Snail does best in a well-established aquarium with ample hiding places and room to forage. It naturally feeds on algae, cyanobacteria, and diatoms amongst your live rock, substrate, and aquarium glass. The Banded Trochus is also an effective film algae eater. However, they only passively graze on other nuisance algae, such as hair algae."
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"The Astraea Turbo Snail has an attractive shell and a ravenous appetite for algae. Unlike many bottom dwellers that are dressed in drab colors to better camouflage themselves against the sand bottoms, Astraea tecta boasts a pyramid-shape shell with beautiful, olive green coloration. Since some individuals have projections on the shell that give it a star-like outline, the Astraea Turbo is also known as the Astraea Star Snail or Astraea Conehead Snail.
Though interesting to observe in your home aquarium, the Astraea Turbo Snail serves a greater function of cleaning algae-covered live rock. It is very adept at keeping your aquarium clean. In fact, this small herbivore prefers to feed on nuisance hair algae, as well as cyanobacteria and diatoms. Some aquarists also report that the Astraea Turbo Snail actually consumes the entire hair algae structure, which helps prevent immediate further algae growth.
The Astraea Turbo Snail prefers well-established aquariums with ample hiding places and sufficient room to roam. In addition to eating algae off of your live rock, this member of the Astraeinae family will also clean your aquarium glass. However, the Astraea Turbo Snail is not known to be climbers like other smaller-shelled snail species. Care needs to be taken to observe the daily activities of this hungry snail since it has difficulty righting itself if it falls or is knocked upside down."
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Getting lazier and lazier with upkeep!
I like astraea, trochus, cerith, nerite, and nassarious.
But, i recently got a Mexican turbo and a Zebra turban and those buggers are crazy eaters! Also a small conch that even climbs up the rocks eating nonstop!
Id guess the new sand is causing a diatom bloom. Maybe sift/vacuum the sand to help pull them off. They should go away eventually on their own.
But, i recently got a Mexican turbo and a Zebra turban and those buggers are crazy eaters! Also a small conch that even climbs up the rocks eating nonstop!
Id guess the new sand is causing a diatom bloom. Maybe sift/vacuum the sand to help pull them off. They should go away eventually on their own.
