Alright eveyone. Need a little guidance. I've had my salt water up for over a year now. It's a 47 gallon AIO. I have had some algea build up in the chambers and wanted to get a clean up crew. I can't for the life of me figure out why snails keep dying in the back. From nassarius snails to turbo snails. They are great in the main display. I have some basic algea in the front but my urchin and snails take care of it. Any ideas?
AIO chamber clean up crew keep dying!
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Have you made any recent changes to your tank that would be causing them to die?
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I've got a much smaller AIO and have similar chamber messes. I've decided to just give them a good scrubbing eveulry couple of months. Might be an option
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No changes. Water changes every two weeks since my stock is minimal. Two clown fish, one goby, 6 chromis, pin cushion urchin. 6 corals and one anemone. Just did parameters today and I'm having trouble getting my phosphates down.
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I never heard of keeping CUC in a tiny chamber before, not sure if it's a suitable place for them unless it's really big and roomy and have some flow to properly agitate the water.
Why not clean the chamber manually once in a while like others already suggested?
That's what everyone does as far as I know, and I do too.
Why not clean the chamber manually once in a while like others already suggested?
That's what everyone does as far as I know, and I do too.
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There's a good amount of hair algea that is hard to get to. Not opposed to manually cleaning at all. Just looking for advice.
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Consider it your fuge and just prune it regularly.
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Oh believe me, I know.
I clean nearly a 6ft long chamber once a month, and it does grow hair algae and picks up detritus.
But that's part of the regular maintenance, much like cleaning the glass twice a week, or changing and testing the water weekly. I don't look at it as a chore, but as integral part of the hobby.
That's the most genuine advice I can give
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Thank you very much. I greatly appreciate it.Oh believe me, I know.
I clean nearly a 6ft long chamber once a month, and it does grow hair algae and picks up detritus.
But that's part of the regular maintenance, much like cleaning the glass twice a week, or changing and testing the water weekly. I don't look at it as a chore, but as integral part of the hobby.
That's the most genuine advice I can give
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@DanyL , why was this funny?
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If the algae is long, many snails are not particularly great at eating the bigger stuff.
nass snails don't eat algae, they are meat eaters.
It sounds like you have light spill into the back. Making a top for it to block the light and having good flow through there should mean minimal build up in the chambers and a fix to your problem.
nass snails don't eat algae, they are meat eaters.
It sounds like you have light spill into the back. Making a top for it to block the light and having good flow through there should mean minimal build up in the chambers and a fix to your problem.
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I found the thought of looking at it as a fuge a bit amusing, because it is somewhat true and similar to my own thoughts when I leave my glass to grow for a bit longer, comparing it to a turf scrubber myself
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What are everyone's thoughts on using Microbacter Razor and Clean in combo?
*Figured this MIGHT be a solution to make it easier to clean.. also curious myself...
*Figured this MIGHT be a solution to make it easier to clean.. also curious myself...
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