Wow! Very interesting. Would there be any need to remove the teeth? Probably not, but still cool though.
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Teeth in my black sand
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Can you get a picture of them? Just to throw this out- several years ago I had rays on black sand and noticed one day little white specs in the sand. These white specs turned out to be grains of sand the rays had eaten. The digestive work took the black finish off of the sand grains.
Very interesting, when i used to run black sand i used to find white specs too and i just thought it was old sand my rays pooped out or pieces of ceramic rings.. Wish i would have kept that black sand and sifted through it when i went bare bottom.. That would have been cool to save some ray teeth.. 
This is a good point if they do need to be removed is it best to change the substrate every few years
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So you haven't noticed them as much as you did on with black sandVery interesting, when i used to run black sand i used to find white specs too and i just thought it was old sand my rays pooped out or pieces of ceramic rings.. Wish i would have kept that black sand and sifted through it when i went bare bottom.. That would have been cool to save some ray teeth..
So do you think they are loosing less on bare bottom
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I thought it was common knowledge that stingrays shed their teeth? I know a lot of guys will keep a tiny bag of oyster shells in their filters to release minute amounts of calcium into the water column to help regrow teeth.
That's just to buff the ph surely
as you want want to be putting them in the sump if your ph was already over 8
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There is no need to pull shed teeth out. They tend to be fairly blunt and not at all a risk to the ray at the point where most fall out. Many are ingested when they come loose, and that doesn't cause issues at all for them.
Rays are like sharks in the respect that they only shed teeth as needed. They adapt to the situation, so if they are wearing down faster, they will be replaced faster.
Rays are like sharks in the respect that they only shed teeth as needed. They adapt to the situation, so if they are wearing down faster, they will be replaced faster.
