What fish can I get to clean sand?

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I have a 30gal reef tank that I just started. I’m pretty new to saltwater and don’t know what fish would best fit my tank. I have a Royal gramma, 2 small clowns, and a single chromis. I want something to clean the sand but I don’t want it to mess with future coral or make sand hills like a sand sifting goby. If anyone know what would be best I would appreciate it. I

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I am in similar situation and I was told a lawnmower or similar blenny will help with this...they are also so neat to add
 
I have a 30gal reef tank that I just started. I’m pretty new to saltwater and don’t know what fish would best fit my tank. I have a Royal gramma, 2 small clowns, and a single chromis. I want something to clean the sand but I don’t want it to mess with future coral or make sand hills like a sand sifting goby. If anyone know what would be best I would appreciate it. I

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Vibex snails are crazy sand bed cleaners you can also combined that with a goby ( small ones can’t even make mountains of sand ) or even sandsifting starfish
 
Tigers ( wardi ) gobies are better at not blowing sand all over but all gobies need a lid . Conch snails work good at moving the sand around .
 
Nish snails (Cerithium atratum) do a pretty good job.
And, depending on how old is the tank, I would go with a sand sifting starfish.
I’m happy with them… also have turbo snails here and hermit crabs.
Lawnmower Blenny will mostly get algae from the rocks, I guess.
Good luck!
 

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