BEST DETRITUS EATERS? - Nano-Reef Community I have a tank, 12 gallons, with a lot of rock work It looks great, but I am having a problem with detritus (poop) build up I have 7 hermit crabs, 5 narssies (SIP) snails, and one damsel Wanted to know if anybody had any thoughts about what the best detritus eaters are Thanks in advance
What can I put in my sump that eats detritus? - Nano-Reef Community Well, what about detritus in the part of a sump where you have LR rubble, Ive always had detritus in that part of my sump but im thinking about putting a layer of egg crate high enough to put a MJ900 under it then put the rubble on top of the egg crate so the MJ keep the detritus stirred up instead of it resting on the bottom
detritus from inside my live rock - Nano-Reef Community imo most detritus you should always try to remove quickly as wide of biodiversity as our typical tanks have are, most setups are still really not capable of being "self-contained" where every niche job of the biotope is dealt with; i e feces removal, cadaver removal, plant pruning, organics buildup, etc in most of those issues, it's the hobbyist that needs to step in to close that "loose
How much detritus is good on a sandbed? - nano-reef. com There will be detritus in sand but a large amount isn't good Generally means that its becoming trapped, not duspended and getting filtered out, not enough cuc Phos at 0 02 is getting too low which will lead to issues
To Refugium or not to Refugium? - Nano-Reef Community The anti-refugium argument is specific to a particular type of low nutrient SPS tank and, IMO, should not be applied to anything else Bare bottom, collect and export detritus ASAP, and skim No need for a refugium in that setup I doubt a refugium will help with a hair algae problem The hair algae in the display gets first dibs on the nutrients
Fine Sand or Aragonite - General Discussion - Nano-Reef Community Definitely have to keep it clean though, its a detritus sink Washing it does take some effort, but can be done, at least enough that it’ll barely cloud I put it in a bucket and use a sprayer on a hose and blast churn it Cleaning it is a must I think Every bag Ive had, has what looks like bits of wood or grass come out when I start washing it
Do you vacuum or stir your sand bed? - Nano-Reef Community If you have coarse sand you probably should siphon because it will trap detritus like mad (I use fine sand) Also if you do vacuum you should only do very small parts of your sandbed at a time, because as you all know from cycling, denitrifying bacteria will take weeks to recolonize and if you do too much you can get a feedback loop that'll
Which snail eats dead flesh and which one eats detritus? There was a debate about which snails did what--I think Liveaquaria said that one type of snail ate detritus but reefers here said that certain type of snail really only ate dead meat (maybe bumblebee) I want snails that will eat fish poop and stir up the sand bed are nassarius snails the right ones?
Detritus in sump: ( Annoying! Any tips? - nano-reef. com For some reason, my sump gets a layer of detritus within a few days How is gunk getting past the filter floss? Will the build up of detritus cause an ammonia nitrate spike? Also the vinyl tubing provided with the sump is now dark green black with detritus in it I don't want my sump to become a