Filteration for Agressive Tank?
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tennisace
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Originally Posted by SSG_MM
With the right cleanup crew you shouldn't have a problem. I added a Tiger Tail sea cucumber to my tank and it has done wonders. JMO
You do understand this is an agressive tank...you can't really have a cleanup crew can you? I thought cucumbers ate algae? I want to know what will get rid of bioload so that my nitrates don't rise too much.
With the right cleanup crew you shouldn't have a problem. I added a Tiger Tail sea cucumber to my tank and it has done wonders. JMO
You do understand this is an agressive tank...you can't really have a cleanup crew can you? I thought cucumbers ate algae? I want to know what will get rid of bioload so that my nitrates don't rise too much.
jon321
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waterchanges.
but besides that, ive never had an aggressive fish tamper with large turbo snails, conches, brittle/serpent stars, or giant hermits. infact i just got 2 hermits about the size of a softball last week! ill get some pix up later, they are in a 10g qt tank and cant even turn around!
Jon
but besides that, ive never had an aggressive fish tamper with large turbo snails, conches, brittle/serpent stars, or giant hermits. infact i just got 2 hermits about the size of a softball last week! ill get some pix up later, they are in a 10g qt tank and cant even turn around!
Jon
ssg_mm
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Originally Posted by TennisAce
You do understand this is an agressive tank...you can't really have a cleanup crew can you? I thought cucumbers ate algae? I want to know what will get rid of bioload so that my nitrates don't rise too much.
Exactly. I have a volitan and a rogue scorpionfish. My crew consists of turbo snails, hermits, nassarius snails, a green brittle star, chocolate chip star (for show), and the tiger tail. The tiger tail cucumbers feed on detritus. The hunters pay no attention to these cleaners. Shrimp and crabs are definitely out! I had a "what I thought was large enough" emerald crab that is MIA for about 6 months now. Also you must commit to regular water changes.
You do understand this is an agressive tank...you can't really have a cleanup crew can you? I thought cucumbers ate algae? I want to know what will get rid of bioload so that my nitrates don't rise too much.
Exactly. I have a volitan and a rogue scorpionfish. My crew consists of turbo snails, hermits, nassarius snails, a green brittle star, chocolate chip star (for show), and the tiger tail. The tiger tail cucumbers feed on detritus. The hunters pay no attention to these cleaners. Shrimp and crabs are definitely out! I had a "what I thought was large enough" emerald crab that is MIA for about 6 months now. Also you must commit to regular water changes.
agoutihead
Member
forgive my ignorance... im new to aggressive tanks... but cant you put a diamond goby in there to sift the sand?
say you have
lions
puffers
triggers
snowflake eel
harlequin tusk
tangs
and a few others
can a diamond goby live happily with these fish?
say you have
lions
puffers
triggers
snowflake eel
harlequin tusk
tangs
and a few others
can a diamond goby live happily with these fish?
escape2thewater
Active Member
I have only 2 big snails in my eel tank, ones been missing awhile though so maybe its one now....anyway my point is I have basically no cleanup crew and ive had no probs with the tank. I keep only my tesse eel in there, hes about 31" long now. He constantly stirs the sand up and it gets sucked into the overflow and filter, maybe thats why I havent needed a cleanup crew. As far as filtration I have a wet/dry with a mag 9.5 return pump & berlin turbo skimmer and a HOB millenium 300 filter on a 75g tank.
Escape
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agoutihead
Member
anyone have an opinion on the diamond goby?
