2 Diamond Goby

Discussion in 'General Reef Topics' started by andyh10051987, Oct 15, 2008.

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  1. andyh10051987

    andyh10051987 Astrea Snail

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    Hi all,

    I have 2 diamond goby and they are great at what they do (sifting sand constantly), but my 55 gal reef tank just looks cloudy of sand particles all day and i was just wondering if there's n e way to solve this than geting rid of them :(...
     
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  3. andyh10051987

    andyh10051987 Astrea Snail

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    Oh by the way i have 2 protein skimmer,1 surface skimmer, and a hang in the back filter.
     
  4. RavenMind

    RavenMind Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Hi. I had this problem once. I increased my water circulation with some stronger powerheads & got a higher capacity HOB filter & it seemed to take care of the problem.
     
  5. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    what skimmers do you have. i tried running two but if they arent the same unit, one out performs the other making it useless.
     
  6. andyh10051987

    andyh10051987 Astrea Snail

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    oh i have a tunz and a red prism hang in the back skimmer
     
  7. andyh10051987

    andyh10051987 Astrea Snail

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    ssorry i just wanted to know how would increasing circulation lower the dust particles?
     
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  9. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    what type of sand do you have is it really fine? if it is i don't think there is really anything you can do
    you can try adjusting your skimmer. my coralife takes out any of the floating sand in my water column