clean sand

[jeff209]

what is the best method to keep your sand bed clean?

[BradsOcean]

diamond goby, nassarius snails, sand sifting starfish

[herostar]

Clean up crew!!

I always get compliments on my sand bed, and I credit it to lots of brittle stars, nassarius snails, cerith snails, bristleworms, and hermits.

I also use a turkey baster to clean my sand bed before each time I do a water change.

[BradsOcean]

a diamond goby will do the best out of anything...my sand looks WHITE!!!

[Mikeeee]

Nassarius snails, Sand sifting gobies, sand sifting starfish - thats what works for me! my sand is always white..before adding those..not so white.

[cloak]

Worms.

[Mark426]

Mainly time. If you notice .... mature tanks have the cleanest sand. BUT... what others said is part of the equation.

[Aerowen]

i use an eheim sludge extractor on my sand bed, apart from a CUC

[zacharytrimble]

Yeah, the critters living in your sandbed have a lot to do with it, including ones you add like goby's, etc. I do vacuum my sand wit a siphon as a means to get my water out during my occasional water changes too...and of course...maturity in the system means there'll be less algae, cyanobacteria, etc to junk up the sand bed as well.

[JoeMomma]

You probably don't want to try all those critters at the same time. Things like a diamond goby and sandsifting star will compete for food and starve each other.

I've got a sand sifting star in my 120 and wouldn't think of adding a sand sifting goby to the mix.

[LionfishFinatic]

orange spot diamond goby. cleaned the tank in one day :)