Sand so dirty?

[Jblair21]

Hey, I was looking for advice on how to keep my tsnk cleaner. I've had these diatoms on my lr for months now and also my sand looks sp dirty. What am I doing wrong? I don't typically vacuum the sand because that would require me to move my live rock but I do turkey baste it. Any advice appreciated. Pic below.

 

[Jesterrace]

What do you have in the tank for clean up crew?

 

[Jblair21]

Lots of snails. 2 ceriths, 2 nerites, 2 trochus, 2 nassarius (never seen them since I added them and like 50 small ceriths. I am adding more soon. 5 ceriths and 5 trochus next week.

 

[Jesterrace]

Lots of snails. 2 ceriths, 2 nerites, 2 trochus, 2 nassarius (never seen them since I added them and like 50 small ceriths. I am adding more soon. 5 ceriths and 5 trochus next week.

None of what you have really cleans the sand though. What size is the tank?

 

[Jblair21]

Its a 29g high. I thought nassarius kind of do?? But I really not sure if they are still in there. I haven't seen them since I put them in there 2 months ago

 

[Jesterrace]

Nassarius will. Conch are best but your tank is a bit small for one (I have 2 in my 90 gallon with 60lbs of sand and they are plenty). You will need about 10-15 nassarius snails to make a noticeable difference in a tank of that size though.