Brown Algae growing on sand !!

[AppleholicKen]

Hello All,

Ive always got issues with my tank having brown algae invading my entire white clean sandbed

Any tips on how to prevent it ?

I was told to get a strong skimmer and hermit crabs but my crabs aren't really doing the job !!

They tend to just walk all over the rocks instead of shifting sand..

Thanks =)

[clownfish_forever]

Get this. It is my cleaner for sandbed.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+31+220&pcatid=220

Can usually be found at CF or Ah Beng.

[Martian]

Get this. It is my cleaner for sandbed.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+31+220&pcatid=220

Can usually be found at CF or Ah Beng.

Yup... This is the best... Hardworking and a joy to watch...

[nemokit]

Get this. It is my cleaner for sandbed.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+31+220&pcatid=220

Can usually be found at CF or Ah Beng.

Can share where is CF / Ah Beng please?

[Angel Keeper]

You can Google Coral Farm and Pacific Marine respectively.

Angel Keeper

[nemokit]

You can Google Coral Farm and Pacific Marine respectively.

Angel Keeper

Thanks so much!!!

[AppleholicKen]

Cannot seem to go into live aquaria website anymore 

Sorry for the late replies, Current in my tank i have blue legged hermit, naserius snails, turbo snails but the sand is still brown ~

[jughead]

u use tap water?

[acidjc]

Get a algae blenny .. it work wonder

... never try never know ....

[sgtayc]

Any idea which lfs usually has algae blenny? I want to get one.

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[tuajia]

I saw some at coral farm last week

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[Magnet]

From my experience sea hare works the best.

[sgtayc]

I saw some at coral farm last week

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Tks tuajia will go there check and see if still available.

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[sgtayc]

Not sure I got the right one. Rock algae blenny.

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[ETHS88]

Yeap thats the right one.

[sgtayc]

Tks hope it's a hardworking one.

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[AppleholicKen]

It's a sea hare a sea slug? 

Where did you get that blenny bro ?

Compare Algae eating Blenny and Sandsifting gobies is there a difference?

 

[sgtayc]

Blenny got from coral farm. Haven't seen it eating algae on sand. On rock yes but not all the time. I think my yellow tang eat more algae on rock

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[AppleholicKen]

My yellow tang or snails aren't really doing the job well... or am i feeding them too much? i do rotifer & mysis every two days

 

[kohanson]

I am using nassarius snail and they usually dig into the sand. Then when I feed, they will come out from the sand, take the food and dig into the sand and rest. At night they will move around and will sift through the sand and will clear some of the diatom.

[xinde]

I have a golden head blue line sand sifting goby and he works like a champ turning the surface of my sandbed and it helped prevented algae build up as there's good turn over of the sand . I heard by giving the surface of the sand bed a good turn over regularly it will help prevent cyano too. so far my sand bed has been clean and clear !

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[kohanson]

Cannot seem to go into live aquaria website anymore 

Sorry for the late replies, Current in my tank i have blue legged hermit, naserius snails, turbo snails but the sand is still brown ~

still can, replace the www with m to change it to a mobile site. Liveaquaria is useful as I always check there before buying my fishes.

[Teha Toshie]

I've never seen Algae Blenny Clear Up Sandbed they only eat up those on rocks.

Best bet will be siphon them out or manual labor.

Alternatively Sand Sifter Stars, Gobies few other snail like Fighting Conch, Nassarius Snail, Sea Cucumber might help. They wont eat the algae but the mix the sand around.

[AppleholicKen]

Currently i have a sand sifter star, 2 nassarius snails, 2 turbo, 1 sea hare and 2 blue legged hermit but they don't seem to be doing anything.. always hiding under the sand not moving.. only comes out when i do feeding.. algae problems still there.. hermits does simple job but is toppling my corals everywhere ....

[kohanson]

I've never seen Algae Blenny Clear Up Sandbed they only eat up those on rocks.

Best bet will be siphon them out or manual labor.

Alternatively Sand Sifter Stars, Gobies few other snail like Fighting Conch, Nassarius Snail, Sea Cucumber might help. They wont eat the algae but the mix the sand around.

yes you are correct. My algae blenny will only eat up algae on the rocks and have never eat the algae on the sandbed.