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piercho · 09/21/2006, 08:56 PM

I'm starting this thread as a diversion while I gather gear for tank2 and try to keep tank1 running until then....

What large invertebrates do well in sandbed tanks gets asked occassionally. I thought I'd share what invertebrates have done well for me on sand and hope other lagoonal/sandflat/grass tank keepers will chime in. I've kept most of these invertebrates for over 4 years and consider them all appropriate for seagrass tanks - and easier to keep than seagrass.

IMO, all the invertebrates I will post should do well in fairly simple setups. In all cases the nitrogen cycle should have stabilized before you introduce these with no detectable ammonium or nitrite. In most cases pH should stay within 8.0-8.4 through the day. In some cases alkalinity and calcium should be buffered routinely (daily) by addition of ballanced additives like limewater (kalkwasser for you Germans), 2-part buffer, or similar.

I start off with Tridacnid clams.

09/21/2006, 08:56 PM	#1
piercho Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 2,194	Invertebrates for no/little rock, sandbed tanks. I'm starting this thread as a diversion while I gather gear for tank2 and try to keep tank1 running until then.... What large invertebrates do well in sandbed tanks gets asked occassionally. I thought I'd share what invertebrates have done well for me on sand and hope other lagoonal/sandflat/grass tank keepers will chime in. I've kept most of these invertebrates for over 4 years and consider them all appropriate for seagrass tanks - and easier to keep than seagrass. IMO, all the invertebrates I will post should do well in fairly simple setups. In all cases the nitrogen cycle should have stabilized before you introduce these with no detectable ammonium or nitrite. In most cases pH should stay within 8.0-8.4 through the day. In some cases alkalinity and calcium should be buffered routinely (daily) by addition of ballanced additives like limewater (kalkwasser for you Germans), 2-part buffer, or similar. I start off with Tridacnid clams. __________________ Howard Current Tank Info: 65G reef shut down 2007. 25G planted.