baron1282
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Question
I had got off the phone with a LFS and they told me my deep sand bed is dangerous, it can leak out gases and kill my fish. How true is this and do I need to get something to sift though the sand to make this not happen? Have I inadvertently created an environment where I need a sand sifter? I want a Flame Hawkfish so I don't want him to eat the snails I put into the tank to sift the sand. I also have an open top tank and any jawfish I put in will jump. :-(
This is the line up of fish I was going to put into my tank. Would a Sand Sifting Starfish be ok? I could throw one in and I guess have to feed it so it don't die when it's done cleaning the tank bottom.
1 Six Line Wrasse
2 True Percula Clownfish
1 Flame Hawkfish
Any suggestions on what to put in to help sift the sand? Would a Sand Sifting Sea Star be good with that line up? I guess I would have to feed the Star extra stuff so it won't die and nuke the tank.
I had got off the phone with a LFS and they told me my deep sand bed is dangerous, it can leak out gases and kill my fish. How true is this and do I need to get something to sift though the sand to make this not happen? Have I inadvertently created an environment where I need a sand sifter? I want a Flame Hawkfish so I don't want him to eat the snails I put into the tank to sift the sand. I also have an open top tank and any jawfish I put in will jump. :-(
This is the line up of fish I was going to put into my tank. Would a Sand Sifting Starfish be ok? I could throw one in and I guess have to feed it so it don't die when it's done cleaning the tank bottom.
1 Six Line Wrasse
2 True Percula Clownfish
1 Flame Hawkfish
Any suggestions on what to put in to help sift the sand? Would a Sand Sifting Sea Star be good with that line up? I guess I would have to feed the Star extra stuff so it won't die and nuke the tank.