Poop On Sand

[Itzik]

hello'

Need Help
I have poop on the sand
I added pictures
And I can not figure out who does it
Every few days the situation becomes unbearable
Please help
Thanks

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

What fish do you have? In fact, what is your entire stocking list because it could be an invert as well.

What do you have in terms of flow in the tank? A powerhead or a series of powerheads would ideally provide enough flow to "blow" the waste around so that it ends up in the filtration.

 

[ajhudson15]

I agree. It looks like it is behind rockwork. if you had another powerhead or re-angle them you should be able keep that off the sand for the most part

 

[Itzik]

i have the red sea max s 500
It has a good flow and strong filtertion

I do not want the pumps to blow it away
I want to find the animal that does it
i have yellow tang ,clownfish and angelfish b color

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

I do not want the pumps to blow it away

Why not? If the poop is "unbearable" as you say why does it matter which fish is causing it (could be any of the ones you mention)? Figuring out which critter is causing it won't solve the issue, even if you were to remove them from the system since all of the other fish waste will accumulate in the same spot.

For what it's worth, I would look at flow as a solution and also some sand sifting critters, such a nassarius snails, to help keep it cleaned up.

 

[ajhudson15]

I agree with nautical. All fish poop. The fish doesn't necessarily poop in that spot. They could poop anywhere but since that is a dead spot that is where it settles. The only way to fix it is with flow. Or having no fish

 

[Itzik]

I've never had this problem
With aquariums with the same animals inside
And I'm afraid there's a worm, snail there or some other unwanted creature doing it

 

[pluikens]

If you want an answer of which fish, I would say the angelfish. I had six other fish in my tank and settling poop wasn't an issue until the Ccoral beauty angelfish was added. Most days that I feed frozen, I usually see poop hanging off the angelfish that can be from 2-4 inches long. Once it falls off, it settles the same way as in your tank. Mine is also behind the rockwork where the angelfish likes to hang once the lights go down. My solution will be to add a gyre pump to the back wall of my tank to lift the detritus from behind my rockwork and blow it out so it can be moved to the overflow. My tank is only 18 inches front to back so I think a gyre will be the best pump to from behind my rockwork which is quite close to the back wall.

 

[Itzik]

Ok Tnx

 

[I luv coralz]

Although Inagree with switching up the flow my yellow tang poops soooooo much...

 

[PopaSmurph]

Lolololololololol everything poops man turn up the flow you'll be good