What’s your Tip for a clean sand bed?

[nicowboy]

Hi guys !

I’ve been looking for good tips and effective way of cleaning my sand bed, I’ve so many people that has a lot of livestock and still has a nice and clean sand bed ! I found it so hard to actually vacuum everything without taking the sand and some stuff are too heavy to get through the syphon …

so what’s your best tips and experience for a clean sand bed?

 

[blaxsun]

That's what I hired my cleaning crew for!
Nassarius snails (nocturnal), conches, hermit crabs and black sea cucumbers work for me.

 

[Rick's Reviews]

Most debris for me is from fish poop.
Sits on top of sandbed, you can use turkey baster to blow towards filters before cleaning filters, after an hour or two, blast your rocks also, you will be surprised by the amount on them

 

[EricR]

Python siphon vacuum for me as my water change.
Tiger conch and bristle worms do the daily work,,, plus nassarius snails stir it up a bit.

 

[vpierce3]

Conch and Diamond Goby are great for cleaning the sand bed.

 

[nicowboy]

Most debris for me is from fish poop.
Sits on top of sandbed, you can use turkey baster to blow towards filters before cleaning filters, after an hour or two, blast your rocks also, you will be surprised by the amount on them

I try to do so but it’s hard to get them through the too filter

 

[nicowboy]

Conch and Diamond Goby are great for cleaning the sand bed.

I have a yellow goby but he is being lazy

 

[FIN&BONEZ]

Good flow

 

[Kellie in CA]

Lots of snails, and a long acrylic rod to stir, stir, stir!

 

[Rick's Reviews]

A good cuc will help but you need to get hands on/ in
A snails stomach is possibly as big as this full stop .

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They might eat this amount occasionally but definitely not enough Vs algae growth or other.

You can get absolute perfection/ brilliant photos from a brand new aquarium and great for a week or two.

Nothing beats a well established aquriam and inhabitants

 

[TheReefDiary]

I clean my sand often so I just stir it up every other day. I don't have large detritus deposits or anything so it doesn't kick up bad stuff into my tank. I also only have a 13.5g.

for larger tanks most people will pick a portion during a water change and siphon that area. you don't want to do too much of a large tank and risk crashing the tank by kicking up so much gunk.

biggest key to a clean sandbed is FLOW! don't let stuff just sit on the top and collect.

 

[nicowboy]

Good flow

Ok, I will adjust my flow for a stronger one

 

[Slocke]

Well since sand sifting gobies are often starved and seem a bit unethical now. I use nassarius, sand sifting stars, and a conch.

I’m also starting to suspect engineer gobies do this too without the con of them being difficult sand sifters. Just have to be prepared for a couple feet of grumpiness.

 

[Slocke]

I have a yellow goby but he is being lazy

Sand Sifting Gobies: True vs False… what’s the difference?

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You’ve got the wrong type of goby but that’s a good thing.

 

[nicowboy]

A good cuc will help but you need to get hands on/ in
A snails stomach is possibly as big as this full stop .

------} .

They might eat this amount occasionally but definitely not enough Vs algae growth or other.

You can get absolute perfection/ brilliant photos from a brand new aquarium and great for a week or two.

Nothing beats a well established aquriam and inhabitants

Beautiful pictures! Yes my tank has been running for 4months and I’m having hair algae on top of few spot of cyano … my nitrates and phosphate are too hight at the moment and try to lower it down plus my sand band is full of fish poop…. Idk why my vacuum feels super weak and can’t get the waste out

 

[nicowboy]

I clean my sand often so I just stir it up every other day. I don't have large detritus deposits or anything so it doesn't kick up bad stuff into my tank. I also only have a 13.5g.

for larger tanks most people will pick a portion during a water change and siphon that area. you don't want to do too much of a large tank and risk crashing the tank by kicking up so much gunk.

biggest key to a clean sandbed is FLOW! don't let stuff just sit on the top and collect.

Ok thank you, I will change my flow and move things around, do you move your sand everyday ?

 

[nicowboy]

Well since sand sifting gobies are often starved and seem a bit unethical now. I use nassarius, sand sifting stars, and a conch.

I’m also starting to suspect engineer gobies do this too without the con of them being difficult sand sifters. Just have to be prepared for a couple feet of grumpiness.

Oh wow, I want to try a conch and see how he works

 

[nicowboy]

Sand Sifting Gobies: True vs False… what’s the difference?

Sand Sifting Gobies: True vs False… what’s the difference? by @i cant think One thing I find interesting is how people label many gobies under the term “Sand sifting” now I absolutely adore gobies. For those of you who have seen my build...

www.reef2reef.com

You’ve got the wrong type of goby but that’s a good thing.

Haha noooo well maybe I will add a diamond one

 

[Slocke]

Haha noooo well maybe I will add a diamond one

That is not my advice. It's really hard to get a healthy one and harder to get them to live past a few months. Sand sifting stars are better.

 

[doubleshot00]

Conchs and lots of them. I haver two in my 90 and really need more. I have two in my 15 (one is very small) and they keep that sand really clean.