Has your sand solidified?

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Has your sand solidified?

  1. Yes.

    5 vote(s)
    12.8%

  2. No.

    34 vote(s)
    87.2%
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  1. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    When I stopped grooming my sand, half of it turned hard as a rock.

    Has your sand solidified?
     
    Matt Rogers, Sep 16, 2006
    Matt Rogers, Sep 16, 2006
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  2. rickzter

    rickzter Torch Coral

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    No, thanks to my tiger tail cucumber. He's a super hard worker. ;D Always searching for that sweet sweet fecal matter and the such. :tongue4:
     
    rickzter, Sep 16, 2006
    rickzter, Sep 16, 2006
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  3. jtReef

    jtReef Ritteri Anemone

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    Nope. The sand sifting star fish does a great job.
     
    jtReef, Sep 16, 2006
    jtReef, Sep 16, 2006
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  4. Covey

    Covey Scooter Blennie

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    Had both nothing will stop it when it starts. It was the down fall of my 75G.
     
    Covey, Sep 16, 2006
    Covey, Sep 16, 2006
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  5. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    Nope, had a few quarter sized chunks develop but never more than that.
     
    amcarrig, Sep 16, 2006
    amcarrig, Sep 16, 2006
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  6. chetrod

    chetrod Peppermint Shrimp

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    Some has but never nothing big I usually break it apart before it has a chance
     
    chetrod, Sep 17, 2006
    chetrod, Sep 17, 2006
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  7. GraviT

    GraviT Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I had a good 6" of the sandbed in my 55 solidify. It started under my purple goniopora and radiated outward.
     
    GraviT, Sep 17, 2006
    GraviT, Sep 17, 2006
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  8. jonathan

    jonathan Aiptasia Anemone

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    no solidification here....i owe it all to my nassarius snails and turtle conch.
     
    jonathan, Sep 17, 2006
    jonathan, Sep 17, 2006
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  9. 90_Berlin_joe

    90_Berlin_joe Fire Shrimp

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    Nope! 40 Nassarius snails, diamond spotted goby and a sandsifting star fish hard at work.
     
    90_Berlin_joe, Sep 18, 2006
    90_Berlin_joe, Sep 18, 2006
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  10. szidls

    szidls Feather Duster

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    No hard sand here either.........Just corraline on my bare bottom.::)
    Scott:wave:
     
    szidls, Sep 18, 2006
    szidls, Sep 18, 2006
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