lewisriverfisherman Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 If u look at page 2 of this thread, I said that I have tons of snails....but not sand sifters. My goal is to stop what's causing the diatoms, not mask the problem by stirring up the sand. Well having a healthy sand bed is not masking the problem IMHO. The reason Im asking about your sand sifters is that you may have a build up of deterius in your sand bed that is feeding the diatoms. Having a lot of hermits and sand sifters helps with getting rid of this deterius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisriverfisherman Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 I have two Koralia 1's w/wavemaker for extra flow......I don't have any sand sifters. I used to have a dragon goby (bought it for the first diatom outbreak) but it died for no apparent reason. I didn't really think sifters were really needed to keep the substrate clean. I think some of your problem is that you don't have enough flow in your tank as well. Koralia 1's are ment for nano tanks and have a flow rate of 400gph, I would suggest putting some K3's in your tank that have a flow rate of 850gph. For instance I have 7000gph of flow in my 150gal tank and sometimes I don't think that is enough. Please don't be offended by anything I have said I am just trying to help. I think that you have a combination of things going on in your tank right now that is causing your problems:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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