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I would go to home Depot/Lowe's and get some play sand, you can find a number of brands that are safe to use by doing a little research online. Then...
OK OK... a Pleco is... less than attractive to my tastes as far as fish go... Better? :P I will admit they can clean with the best of them but they...
This just happened to a guy I know and member of the reef club I joined (different circumstances, same result). After he realized the tank was at 68...
A search on WWM says most are harmless but some do chow on SPS. I guess I'm fortunate enough that none of mine eat my coral.
Oh yeah, I would avoid the Chinese algae eater as well, once they get big they tend to prefer another fishes slime coat for dinner instead of algae....
I'd skip the pleco unless you like an ugly fish that's gonna get huge. No one mentioned Oto cats (Otocinclus). They're the best algae grazers you can...
Asterina star (spelling?), as far as I know they're reef safe and good to have in the tank.
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