Scavinger advice please

[Mr.First]

Starting a 30 gallon frag tank for Zoos,Acans,Micromussas and Chalices.
Plan on feeding Cycolpeeze. Running a Remora and another powerhead.

Can someone recommend something that will keep the tank clean with as little bioload as possible, not disturb the frags,and at the same time be interesting.
If I get 10 (or more) valid responses. I will take pics tonight and load them up.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Scarlet hermits and turbo snails.

 

[Mr.First]

Chief, I will count this as "valid" but I am looking for "more interesting"
Also, good job on the speedy answer !!!

 

[Deanos]

keep the tank clean

Clean of what? Detritus? Algae?

 

[House of Laughter]

Nassarius for deep sand bed
Black Cucumber for sand bed surface
Scarlet Hermits - detrius and algae
Turbos - algae

House

 

[Deanos]

Nassarius for deep sand bed

Can you explain further? Nassarius snails don't keep a deep sand bed clean.

 

[basiab]

keyhole limpets for algea. But your best bet is to keep it from growing in the first place.

 

[Mr.First]

I am looking to clean the extra Cycopeezs that doesn't make it to the corals. And of course what ever more is going to crop up, Algea, detritus or any other funk.

Sand bed is only 2 inches.

 

[House of Laughter]

They do by stirring and eating detrius in the bed.

House

Can you explain further? Nassarius snails don't keep a deep sand bed clean.

 

[Deanos]

They do by stirring and eating detrius in the bed.

House

:thanks: :p

 

[Mr.First]

Wow the creativity, imagiation and knowledge found on MR is amazing. Thank you guys so much for you suggestions.

I hope the Frag swap is of the same calibur.
I wonder what I get types of responses I get off of RC.

 

[bigbris1]

Fighting conches will keep the surface of the sand clean. They are interesting creatures. Aquatics Express has some really interesting looking ones in stock.

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

Nassarius for deep sand bed
Black Cucumber for sand bed surface
Scarlet Hermits - detrius and algae
Turbos - algae

House

You must have deep sand bed and automatically say it cleans deep sand bed but what about shallow sand bed???:biggrin: In fact, they usually do not bury themselves that deep


Mr. Fist

Just in case, you don't know which turbo to get:

Turbo Astrea will not bother your frag in general but Mexican and Vietnam Turbos are so big that they knock over even colonies if not secured. I remembered some members called the big ones bulldozers.

 

[Mr.First]

Thinking about a small yellow tang and a sand sifting goby...