What type of algae?

ZachP · Jan 11, 2017

saltyfilmfolks said:
Yes. You have more sand than is typical for a shallow bed IMO.
It's too deep to easily vacuume but not deep enough to be a Dsb. A nice thing in the Dsb methods I learned is to keep adding sand slowly. The crabs worms pods and micro fauna will stir in the upper layers and continue to seed it and clean it so it functions correctly for efficient nutrient processing. And you get a spring clean every year with fresh sand.
Low nutrients and fresh clean sand every year.

Ooohh ok. That makes sense. I'll definitely look into that more. So for now do you think I should just leave it how it is?

saltyfilmfolks · Jan 11, 2017

ZachP said:
Ooohh ok. That makes sense. I'll definitely look into that more. So for now do you think I should just leave it how it is?

Do a bit of research on deep sand beds. Ron Shimek.
Some love them some hate them. Like everything in reefing. And life. Lol.

Pers I feel the in between is much more likely to hold waste and detritus.
A Dsb will process it.
A shallow one you can clean.
And man we see some dirty sand here on the r2r.

saltyfilmfolks · Jan 11, 2017

Good lookin rock btw.

TwistedCourtea · Jan 11, 2017

IMO you also added a lot of fish in a short amount of time. I myself space them a month apart for my 30g to get use to the bio load. Make sure that power head is adding enough flow to agitate the substrate. What is the temp? And how many snails or hermits do you have? They move the substrate which keep this stuff from settling. Oh and be careful with the waspfish it might nab the shrimp if you arent careful.:D Also maybe check into a sand sifting starfish?

ZachP · Jan 11, 2017

CourteesReef said:
IMO you also added a lot of fish in a short amount of time. I myself space them a month apart for my 30g to get use to the bio load. Make sure that power head is adding enough flow to agitate the substrate. What is the temp? And how many snails or hermits do you have? They move the substrate which keep this stuff from settling. Oh and be careful with the waspfish it might nab the shrimp if you arent careful.:D Also maybe check into a sand sifting starfish?

I have the mp10 on 50% reef crest which should be plenty of flow for this tank. Tank is 77-78 degrees. I have 1 nerite, 5 cerith, 5 astrea, and 2 hermits. And I'm not too worried about the waspfish haha he is a quarter the size of the shrimp and super docile so far. Not to say he won't eat what could fit in his mouth.