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12-01-2006, 01:06 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hawaii
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 |  Does anyone have any suggestions
Here is a pic of my tank, I just added that huge white "dead" rock in the middle yesterday. Does anyone have any good ideas as to getting my sand bed cleaned up. We dont have pepperment shrimp here in hawaii and every place that I call does not ship them here. Also how long will they last in shipment. will they last 1 day 2 days or 3 days can someone help
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75gal
50lbs live rock
80lbs sand 1/3 live mixed
175watts MH x2 w/ two 48in 54 watt HO-T5 lighting
175gal wet dry filter with builtin protein skimmer
Kent Marine Maxima RO 50GPD
What else do I need? any suggestions
1 Baby Blue Dorie
2 Nemos (False Perculas)
1 Adult Female Green Mandarin---My Favorite...SHHH
2 Cleaner Shrimp
Had about 10 snails(not turbos) but dont know where they went | 
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12-01-2006, 01:09 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Peppermint shrimp do not keep your sandbed clean besides picking up whatever food falls on it. You need to get some algae eaters and sand stirrers. What kind of snails do you have access too?
What fish are you feeding with the lettuce by the way? | |
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12-01-2006, 01:25 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hawaii
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thats for "Dorie" I read somewhere that you can use it as a supplement. I have also noticed the false percs nipping at it too. Have you heard of this and will iit harm them. There is basically nothing here. The turbo in the pic is from FL can you recommend somthing what do you think about the rock | |
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12-01-2006, 01:36 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hawaii
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oh yeah i got confused with what the pepperment shrimps job. sorry ive just been reading so much here lately. They are for my glass anemone for got the scientifil nam aisp...whatever. thanks for clearing me up am but what about the sand? hehe | |
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12-01-2006, 01:38 PM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville IL Age: 29
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You may want to look at adding greater flow in your tank to stir it up some more and keep the debris in the water channel to make it to your filter / skimmer.
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180 Gal Reef, AquaC EV-400, 3 MH Aquamedic Oceanlight HQI's 250w 20k. Neptune AquaController III, AquaLogic Trimline Cyclone 1/3hp skimmer, 2 x hydor #4's, 2 x mj1200's modded, 40 gal fuge. | |
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12-01-2006, 01:55 PM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
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Like amcarrig asked before, what snails do you access to??? Cerith will keep your sand clean. One turbo isn't enough for a 75gal thats for sure.
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20Gal, 45 lbs LR, 65W PC 10 000K + 65W PC 20 000K + 10Gal sump/fuge
Livestock :hermit and snails, Green star polyps, Button polyps, Finger leather, Xenia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Yellow polyps, montipora digitata, acropora, ?mistery polyps?, mistery crab, six line wrasse | |
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12-01-2006, 03:13 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hawaii
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i have 2 turbos from fl because thats all they had avail at the time. this part of the year there are none avail here because of the current so i would have to get a relatvie to get me some stateside | |
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12-01-2006, 04:48 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Quote:
Originally Posted by queshibo  thats for "Dorie" I read somewhere that you can use it as a supplement. I have also noticed the false percs nipping at it too. Have you heard of this and will iit harm them. There is basically nothing here. The turbo in the pic is from FL can you recommend somthing what do you think about the rock | The lettuce will not harm the fish. In fact, I have used both lettuce and broccolli successfully to stimulate a fussy tang's appetite. That being said, however, I don't think the hippo will eat much of it. Unlike other species of tangs, they are primarily planktivores. They will pick at the lettuce but they won't eat it as much as other tang species. | |
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12-01-2006, 05:41 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Your best bet to clean up and stir up the bottom of your tank are Nassarius, Margarita and Conch snails, Tigger Tail Cucumber, Watchman and Sleeper Gobies, and possibly a Sand Sifting Star!
What is your phosphate level? May be feeding too much! May have a problem with lighting intensity! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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12-05-2006, 03:54 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
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one turbo will do its part. Relying on snails to clean your tank is a common mistake. I would 86 the lettuce for dori and switch it with some nori....or julian sprungs algae or equivelant. You need another 2 phs, 300 gph, and a good reef geek to help you along. Try 2 turbos (if they are real turbos, not a version of astrea....which is what corporates label them as) and a cucumber. Contrary to popular belief the chance of a tank crash from one are slim. _________ Yes, tiny has an 11" legspan......  | |
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