Sand Sifters

[scubachris]

ok I have a 30g with 2 clowns, 1 fox face, and a chromie, 5-6 snails, 2 snails that burry under the sand, a coral banded, and a emerald crab. A frogspawn, xenia, kenya tree, mushrooms, GSP, and a leather. Thinking I might need something to sift or clean the sand. Any suggestions, I need something small and something that wont push the rocks around. Anything?

 

[kingsmith]

Get m0re 0f the nass snails that bury themselves and s0me cukes als0 fl0w that keeps debri 0ff the sand helps al0t

 

[nycbob]

diamond goby.

 

[coralreefer]

you could get a couple of fighting conches. i have six of them in my 75 and they come out at night and sift the sand. i would say get 2 or 3

 

[blayz77]

i put a diamond goby in my tank he is a sand sifting guru, 2 days after i added him the sand be is almost spotless i have a 28g nano.
i got 5 nass snails to but the goby puts them to shame when it comes to sifting sand imo.

 

[ebob954]

Hi there. Im hearing sand sifter stars are bad for the tank. Can some one please explain I have been using them for 10 yrs now. I have lost any beneficial stuff in my live sand? I thought they just eat the dietrus.

 

[brewski4u1]

i'm in the same situation i need something to clean my sand bed its looking a bit nasty i have a 30 gallon and 2 clowns and a potters angle! i was thinking a yellow watchman but i dont think there sand sifters?
but a question with the diamond gobie do they just feed by sifting or will they eat prepared foods

 

[dabnub]

my four wheel goby, also called a 2-spot does a good job cleaning my sand but is bad about tunneling under my rock. he will also eat hakari marine-S- that falls into his sand.