Algae on the sand

[englewood jack]

What will eat the algae of of the sand? I have a 2-3 inch sand bed that is covered with algae. I have a LM Blennie but he only eats the stuff on the rocks.

 

[ruaround]

depends on what kind of algea you have on your sand...

 

[payton 350]

snails , hermit crabs,,,,
you can also get a sand sifting goby if thats something you want
yeah the lmb usually is a rock percher.....

 

[englewood jack]

just your basic green algae. it has some little strands flowing in the "breeze" the blennie loves the stuff on the rocks but has not touched the sand.

 

[tropills]

long stringy algae sounds like hair algae to me... :thinking: :thinking: are you using ro water ? may be a phosphate problem ?? Better find out what is causing it first then worry about getting rid of it IMO..

 

[tropills]

Sorry: WELCOME TO THE BOARDS.