Patroklos
Aquarium Advice Freak
So...
I have a three month old 65g tank with a 2 1/2 inch sand bed. Lately I have notices that my snales have been knocking off bits and pieces from my live rock. Nothing crazy, just some dirt/shells/whatnot that I suppose have finally been dead long enough to no longer stick to the rock. This is starting to clutter the surface of my sand bed.
On top of that, I am starting to notice areas of discoloration in the sand below the surface (looking through the side of the tank). I have ten Nassarius snales that are active as **** and I thought these were supposed to sift the sand bed for this sort of algae growth. I have three fighting conchs as well that play in the sand.
So, what should I be doing that I am not? I hear some people talk of vacuuming the substrate, but I don't have one of those! I don't want to add anything else but snails. I am still waiting for some rock to arive (2 1/2 months now, DO NOT ORDER FROM MARCO ROCKS!!!) and would hate to kill something.
I have a three month old 65g tank with a 2 1/2 inch sand bed. Lately I have notices that my snales have been knocking off bits and pieces from my live rock. Nothing crazy, just some dirt/shells/whatnot that I suppose have finally been dead long enough to no longer stick to the rock. This is starting to clutter the surface of my sand bed.
On top of that, I am starting to notice areas of discoloration in the sand below the surface (looking through the side of the tank). I have ten Nassarius snales that are active as **** and I thought these were supposed to sift the sand bed for this sort of algae growth. I have three fighting conchs as well that play in the sand.
So, what should I be doing that I am not? I hear some people talk of vacuuming the substrate, but I don't have one of those! I don't want to add anything else but snails. I am still waiting for some rock to arive (2 1/2 months now, DO NOT ORDER FROM MARCO ROCKS!!!) and would hate to kill something.