Green Sand

[danfishman]

algae keeps growing on my sand. i have 25 small janitor hermit crabs and 5 sand sifting stars but nothing stops the green algae keeps growing. Is there anything that will stop it growing or stir the sand?

 

[danfishman]

Any thoughts? or ideas?

 

[nss11110]

how about one of the sand sifting gobies? like the orange spotted gobie,the sleeper gobie, and there are a few others

 

[joshh]

got a tang and hecleaned up my green alge

 

[beecher]

What are your nitrates at? Have you tested for phosphates? What kind of lighting and how long are your lights on?

 

[mike j]

I used to have massive algae on my sand. I got a goby for it, and the sand is clean as a whistle.

 

[danfishman]

thanks, i think ill get a striped goby, apparantly they are pretty good at sifting the sand. They are a local species here in western australia.

 

[superman]

maybe a lawnmower blenny.