Hello all...was looking for your opinion on a newer 75g reef tank. Just getting the brown algea on the rocks but now it's spreading to the sand and glass. What are your thoughts on some algea eaters....I have a sally crab, 2x bumble bees, chocolate chip star and a big cowrie tiger snail.
Brown algae eaters
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Banded Trochus are awesome, and a few turbos, but there are many options. Nassarius are good sand cleaners as well.
Depends... i'd start with a dozen Trochus, and 2 or 3 Turbos. You can clean your sand by various means, Nassarius - a dozen. Your cowrie tiger snail probably won't do much for the sand bed. You could get a lawn mower blenny. I have a florida fighting conch, its around 5 inches and does a great job in my sand bed. You could also get a few hermits. Just a reminder, chocolate chip starfish aren't reef safe :-)
haha yea they're cool dudes, but they aren't safe with coral, theyll mow through them. You could swap him out for a sand sifting star fish, its a win win, you get to keep a star fish and it's a natural sand cleaner.
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