Hello all,
I have a tank with fine (Unipac silver) sand. There are no plants planted in the sand (my tank is all floaters and epiphytes attached to driftwood) but I do get a fair bit of detritus/brown algae on the sand which is unsightly and can be difficult to suck up in the siphon. In addition I will be purchasing Pygmy Cory soon and I don't want the substrate to be too dirty for them.
Would MTS be a worthwhile addition to the tank in this case? Would they clean detritus off the sand surface? And would their ability to turnover substrate only really benefit plants in the substrate, or would it benefit my unplanted substrate too?
Thanks for any help, as always.
I have a tank with fine (Unipac silver) sand. There are no plants planted in the sand (my tank is all floaters and epiphytes attached to driftwood) but I do get a fair bit of detritus/brown algae on the sand which is unsightly and can be difficult to suck up in the siphon. In addition I will be purchasing Pygmy Cory soon and I don't want the substrate to be too dirty for them.
Would MTS be a worthwhile addition to the tank in this case? Would they clean detritus off the sand surface? And would their ability to turnover substrate only really benefit plants in the substrate, or would it benefit my unplanted substrate too?
Thanks for any help, as always.