What are the best substrate cleaners?

portugee

Member
I've got a 28" deep tank and it's a pain to get to the bottom to clean the CC.
The lfs sold me a lawnmower blennie for the rock and this little guy works overtime keeping the rock clean.
What works hard at the substrate?
 

y2says

Member
Get a clean-up crew. That usaully consists of snails, hermit crabs, shrimp, etc. Gobies do a great job with cleaning CC too, but watch out for your lionfish. I had a volitan once that swallowed a yellowhead sleeper goby.
 

nacl-h2o

Active Member
I like nassarious snails, ugly cucumbers, a small number of scarlet hermits and the critters from a good detravor kit (various worms, pods, etc...).
 

attml

Active Member
I love my Watchman Diamond Goby! All he does all day is scoop up detrius and algae covered sand and spit it out clean!!!
 

mlm

Active Member
All of the things mentioned work well at cleaning sand but I am not too sure how well they will work at cleaning CC.
 
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