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Another way to deal w/ ridding your tank of things like this is to use the same epoxies many people use to attach corals to rocks. Just cover over the retracted animal.

If live rock was VERY fresh and little die-off occured there would be nothing to "process" or decompose into ammonia. If live sand is completely "live" the bacteria in this sand bed should be more than sufficient to handle that load. With no input to biological cycle chemical levels, in theory...

You might also try boosting efficiency of skimmer. May not help, but certainly can't hurt. Found tips for this at: <a href="http://www.reefsuk.org/Marine%20Aquariums/Articles/Seaclone.htm" target="_blank">http://www.reefsuk.org/Marine%20Aquariums/Articles/Seaclone.htm</a> Personally never had...

Another option is the use of a Diatomaceous Earth filter. Not the typr you l;eave on for an extended period of time. I found that by using mine (System 1) while cleaning tank sides etc, removed all algae scrapings beautifully. It also helped immensely when I set up the new tanks. That sand...

What color are your sand-sifting starts? Are they dropping limbs and/or beginning to disintegrate. Had a similar prob once w/ green brittle stars