detrius blues

[Hers and His]

I have both a 120 show tank with a 140 sump and a 34 gal red sea max. In my Max I am having a problem with detrius collecting. My nitrites and nitrates are next to nothing but it is unsightly. I have the 2 125 gph pumps that come with it and another power head that is pushing either 150 or 200 (cant remember which). I am keeping a pair of picasso clowns, 5 or 6 hermit crabs, 4 snails of medium size and several smaller ones. I have 1 anenome, several types of polyps and lps. Are there any critters or fish you can suggest to clean things up?

 

[Chichas01]

Nasarius (sp?) and cerith snails maybe?

 

[dailydriven911]

More flow...add a couple more powerheads and shoot for 30-50x turnover or more.

 

[Hers and His]

Snails

Nasarius (sp?) and cerith snails maybe?

I have both of those snails.

 

[Hers and His]

At 30 to 50 times would I be able to keep any of the sand on the bottom?

 

[Pentagona]

Absolutely, I run my 240 at 30x and you just have to direct your flow in a way that causes the detritus to be stirred up from the bottom of the tank without blowing the sand around. start high a gradually aim your flow further down until you just start to see the detritus move around.

 

[apollothesun]

time to break out the gravel cleaner. do one section at a time letting the bacteria population to build on the clean area.

 

[dailydriven911]

At 30 to 50 times would I be able to keep any of the sand on the bottom?

Absolutely! I have 75x turnover in my tank and I have sand. No problems at all and it keeps my tank free of detritus for the most part.

 

[Myteemouse]

Same here 60x turnover with sand and it does move a little but all stays down..