Sand Surface Cleaners

[reefeel]

What are some good sand surface cleaners? I have a queen conch, red leg crabs, blue legs, turbos and margaritas but they just stay on the rock and the conch is small.

 

[darknes]

I believe the diamond goby does a good job at cleaning the sand, although they dig tunnels.
Try doing a search for that

 

[bang guy]

Cirratulid worms are the best but Hermits enjoy eating them too much. Typically, in my experience, Red Legs like being on the rocks.

 

[new2u]

my diamond goby dosent dig tunnels but they do do an awaesome job of sifting the sand, i havent seen algea on the sand ever since I got him as well as any pods...

 

[reefeel]

Right now I have 1 snowflake eel, 2 damsels, 2 percs, 1 fourline wrasse, a coral beauty, a yellow serpent star, a blue tux urchin and more algae pack. Will that push it? Everything is a baby- for now.

 

[new2u]

nope, the diamond back will be fine, just make sure hes eating

 

[reefeel]

That won't be to much for my 85 gallon tank would it?

 

[new2u]

currently uve got 20 plus the eel so and you could have around 40 in the end so you should be fine.

 

[reefeel]

Any inverts?

 

[new2u]

couldnt hurt, well your eel could hurt them...

 

[bergamer]

on the diamond goby, how well established does your tank have to be?

 

[new2u]

it depends, theyre "suppose" to only eat pods but mines a pig so if you get one eating he'll still sift but also eat prepared fooods

 

[reefeel]

What if you have a deep sand bed-about 3.5 inches?

 

[dedwards]

My diamond goby is a pig as well. He will eat just about anything that he sees (mysis, brine, flakes, spectrum pellets & pretty much anything else he finds)

 

[new2u]

its just fine ive got a dsb too

 

[reefeel]

I though that you had to have 5 gallons per inch of fish, I don't follow that but mine is like 1 per 4.

 

[reefeel]

Oh and I forgot my baby Niger Triggerfish.

 

[reefeel]

What about a cucumber ie tigertail?

 

[fishfreek]

I would use nassrius snails if you want to turn the top layer of sand. I have some in my tanks and they do a great job. I think sandsifting gobies are cool, but they will eat alot of the good stuff out of your sand bed.