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03-26-2008, 04:00 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ontario/Canada
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 |  To kill or Not to Kill
I have a situation. I run a bare bottom tank. Detritus is created and needs to be removed for cleanliness. Unfortunately, the small blue feather dusters are clinging to the bare bottom and this crap detritus. I do not wish to suck up life while getting rid of the detritus. Am I being too anal in this quest? 
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03-26-2008, 04:03 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Originally Posted by onecansay  I have a situation. I run a bare bottom tank. Detritus is created and needs to be removed for cleanliness. Unfortunately, the small blue feather dusters are clinging to the bare bottom and this crap detritus. I do not wish to suck up life while getting rid of the detritus. Am I being too anal in this quest?
some call me frank | Well, Frank..
If you are running bare bottom w/ no live rock, or are you ? I would think you are lacking in a Bio Filter that would get rid of this stuff naturally. Do you have any cleaner crews for spare food droppings and such ?
One way or another you need to clean the tank, if it isn't the tank itsself, then you need to perform maintenance. Vacuum would be too much I suspect. What I do is use a net and kinda swoosh around the area and scoop the floaties with the net.
\Good Luck
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Tank Stuff:
46Gal, 1 AC110, CPR Skimmer, VA Reactor, CL t5 ho 4 x 60 w w/lunar lights , 50 lbs LR, 60lbs LS
FISH:
1 Coral Beauty, 1 Flame Angel, 1 Flame Hawk, 1 Clown Goby, 1 Damsel, 2 Chomis, 1 Black Sailfin Blenny, 1 Royal Gramma
CORAL:
Mushrooms, Anemone, Feather Dusters
INVERT:
hermits different kinds, 2 turbos, 4 Nassarius Snail , Bumblebee, Banded Coral Shrimp, 2 Emeralds, 1 Sally Lightfoot
Params:
Temp 78, PH 8.3, Alk 2.9, Ca 480, Sg 1.023, Dkh 10, Mg 1400, Am .15, N2 .5, N3 10, P4 .05 | 
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03-26-2008, 04:07 PM
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| | Purple Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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if you produce more flow on the bottom of the tank then the particles will be free floating and leave the main tank to a different filtration system such as a filter bag
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03-26-2008, 04:25 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ontario/Canada
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Wow. Maybe I gave the wrong info! This detritus seems to come from the rock and/or circulation sloughing off the rock. My flow in the main 50G tank comes from a MG 950 and i have 4 Hydor Koralia #4's and 2 Hydor Koralia #2 for movement. With this movement I get this detritus. My question is: Life is Life, no matter how small. Is a feather duster small, on the bare bottom attached to some crap detritus worth anything? Tank is doing just fine.
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03-26-2008, 04:29 PM
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| | Purple Tang
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Is a feather duster small, on the bare bottom attached to some crap detritus worth anything?
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03-26-2008, 04:46 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ontario/Canada
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OK, thank you.
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03-26-2008, 04:51 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Those small FD are usually attached to something(LR), are they attached to the floor? If they are, they shouldnt get sucked up when you clean the floor. If the suction is really strong, just bend the hose a little every time you get near the FD's. some call me Luna _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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03-26-2008, 05:04 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ontario/Canada
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 OK Luna. But my name is frank and that is why I am so!
When you have so much control over such finite things, it gives some pause when it comes to elimination! Who is your master?
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03-26-2008, 05:14 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Originally Posted by onecansay OK Luna. But my name is frank and that is why I am so!
When you have so much control over such finite things, it gives some pause when it comes to elimination! Who is your master?
some call me frank | Hey, I was just kidding about the "some call me luna". Dont take it personall. My master? I dont know who is my master, I havent met him/her yet. But I know who are my makers. | |
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03-26-2008, 05:16 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 45
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Originally Posted by onecansay I have a situation. I run a bare bottom tank. Detritus is created and needs to be removed for cleanliness. Unfortunately, the small blue feather dusters are clinging to the bare bottom and this crap detritus. I do not wish to suck up life while getting rid of the detritus. Am I being too anal in this quest?
some call me frank | eat it.....(that's my standard answer from now on  LOL man... I crack me up!) _________ Got Questions? Need Answers?
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