Good Morning,
I have a 55 g that is a fowlr. I have 1 cleaner shrimp, 4 chromis, an exquisite wrasse, and a yellow tang I rescued from my 125 due to aggression from my sailfin tang. I will be rehoming her once I get her healthy again. Not much luck, locally sourcing a cleanup crew in the last few months so there are only a few snails and hermits in the tank.
Without sand sifters, snails and hermits etc... my sand has more detritus settling on it causing cyano and other issues. I am thinking about removing the sand and going bare bottom.
My question with this is, should I let the bottom build up with coraline and whatever else grows there over keeping it clean? I keep all glass panels clean including the back. I have a small powerhead I could mount lower in the tank to keep it circulating at the bottom so there isn't an extreme buildup.
Pros and cons?
I'm also thinking of adding some sort of urchin to help with cleanup in there as well. All my rock is glued so no concerns with rock slides.
I have a 55 g that is a fowlr. I have 1 cleaner shrimp, 4 chromis, an exquisite wrasse, and a yellow tang I rescued from my 125 due to aggression from my sailfin tang. I will be rehoming her once I get her healthy again. Not much luck, locally sourcing a cleanup crew in the last few months so there are only a few snails and hermits in the tank.
Without sand sifters, snails and hermits etc... my sand has more detritus settling on it causing cyano and other issues. I am thinking about removing the sand and going bare bottom.
My question with this is, should I let the bottom build up with coraline and whatever else grows there over keeping it clean? I keep all glass panels clean including the back. I have a small powerhead I could mount lower in the tank to keep it circulating at the bottom so there isn't an extreme buildup.
Pros and cons?
I'm also thinking of adding some sort of urchin to help with cleanup in there as well. All my rock is glued so no concerns with rock slides.