tomtom14
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Hello everyone again. At the moment I have a small bit of diatom on my sand bed. I know it will continue to grow unless I do something.
I have a deep sand bed and want it like that so bacteria that processes nitrate into nitrogen gas can live at the bottom in their preferred low oxygen area.
However I would like to get rid of the diatom on he sand bed. It will slowly grow back over time so I would like something to sift the sand like an orange spot goby. Here is my problem and question. If I have an orange spot goby will it render the deep sand bed pointless? By oxygenating the sand bed when I want it to be a low oxygen area. If so how will I get rid of the diatom on the sand without disturbing the bacteria?
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I have a deep sand bed and want it like that so bacteria that processes nitrate into nitrogen gas can live at the bottom in their preferred low oxygen area.
However I would like to get rid of the diatom on he sand bed. It will slowly grow back over time so I would like something to sift the sand like an orange spot goby. Here is my problem and question. If I have an orange spot goby will it render the deep sand bed pointless? By oxygenating the sand bed when I want it to be a low oxygen area. If so how will I get rid of the diatom on the sand without disturbing the bacteria?
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