Best sand sifter?

[Rick47]

looking for opinions for best sand sifters? Have a 75 gallon tank. I have a pink spotted watchman goby already but not really doing the trick. Any opinions i would appreciate it. Thanks

 

[LDog74]

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[K-pow]

I have a 150 gallon reef tank. I have 1 diamond watchman goby and 1 sand sifting sea star. And they do the job well together

 

[Long Island Reefer]

My Sleeper Striped Goby kills it in my tank, currently in a 30 gallon tank but he will be moving over to the Reefer 250 soon.

 

[Halal Hotdog]

Tiger tail cucumbers are fantastic at cleaning sand without making any type of sandstorm. I would not run a tank without them.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Fighting Conchs are amazing! Powerhouses of algae consumption.

 

[Eldredge]

Tiger tail cucumbers are fantastic at cleaning sand without making any type of sandstorm. I would not run a tank without them.

Do they move/clean all around the tank or clean in one smaller area? Thanks

 

[lilgrounchuck]

I’ll second the conch. I have a 50 and between him and my ywm my sand bed stays nice n clean.

 

[K-pow]

I agree cucumbers are great. I just know that some people stray away from them due to most (if not all of them) are poisonous. They can wipe out your whole tank if they get stressed or die. I personally have a sea apple which is also poisonous. So I’m not against them. Just be aware that they can cause huge issues.

 

[K-pow]

Ohh I also have 2 periscope snails. I tend to forget that I have them because you very rarely see them.

 

[Halal Hotdog]

Do they move/clean all around the tank or clean in one smaller area? Thanks

Tiger tails can asexually reproduce in our tanks, so eventually (years) you will have quite a few of them. I started with one and have counted at least 3. My tank is 6'x2'x2' and they keep all of the sand clean.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Nassarius snails and diamond goby

 

[CDavmd]

Might want to consider a Tiger watchman Goby...they tend to stay close to the sand when they sift where as the diamond will rise up and drop sand everywhere....they can make quite the mess!

 

[fcmatt]

A long poking stick. Otherwise the typical clean up crew. I dont care for sand all over the rocks.

 

[X-37B]

In my 45 frag/lagoon I have a watchman goby and a sand sifting star. I have not touched the sand since they were added.

 

[Dipan Desai]

Diamond goby 1000%. Keeps sifting through the sand all day. Also good trait about the diamond is they stay on the sand bed when sifting. Some gobies will scoop up sand and swim to the top and rain the sand down over everything.

 

[EagleEye121]

I’ve got 2 nassarius snails and a handful of baby Ceriths in my nano and they do a great job

 

[Mikedawg]

Might want to research two spot goby, Signigobius biocellatus.

 

[MikeRizz88]

Diamond goby and several nassarius snails do my sand bed wonders!

 

[Archibald J McLauchlin]

I have 5 wrasses that keep the sand bed well turned and picked over. Melanarus, Checkerboard, Dragon, Twin Spot Coris and Red Coris.