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Sk8r · 11/16/2011, 10:21 AM

Oh, that's not too bad at all...(compared to what I've seen: the half inch thick stuff draping every surface.) Siphon it off first for a week. Get a nassarius snail or two to help clean. A pearly jawfish or yellow watchman would be a nice addition, and would help with the sandbed. Vacuuming anything but the extreme surface is dangerous: it can cause more trouble, including tank crash. But fish and snails work little patches at a time. Do the lights-out drape once a month, and see if you can get some sand cleaners of your choice (snails and fish) You'll beat this. Keep me posted on this. It's a pretty tank, and you've got an interesting situation with those skylights. But I beat it, in a glass-walled room, so it can be done: we just nurse this tank toward maturity, get some sand cleaners, and I think it'll be fine.

11/16/2011, 10:21 AM	#17
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Oh, that's not too bad at all...(compared to what I've seen: the half inch thick stuff draping every surface.) Siphon it off first for a week. Get a nassarius snail or two to help clean. A pearly jawfish or yellow watchman would be a nice addition, and would help with the sandbed. Vacuuming anything but the extreme surface is dangerous: it can cause more trouble, including tank crash. But fish and snails work little patches at a time. Do the lights-out drape once a month, and see if you can get some sand cleaners of your choice (snails and fish) You'll beat this. Keep me posted on this. It's a pretty tank, and you've got an interesting situation with those skylights. But I beat it, in a glass-walled room, so it can be done: we just nurse this tank toward maturity, get some sand cleaners, and I think it'll be fine. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.