What should I do about my sand bed clumping due to algae?

[Andynz2000]

There’s algae growing on my sand bed and the two zombie snails I have aren’t really turning the sand over enough. I have a lawnmower blenny that I added to the tank this week but he’s more interested in the algae on the rocks. What options do I have? A sand sifter goby?

 

[KrisReef]

I think cerith snails, sand sifting starfish are two options for moving the sand around. And the goby is an excellent fish but they spit sand everywhere and they can bury coral in the process.

 

[Garia666]

Sea mouse or sand dollar

 

[KMCA]

or a conch. That'll keep your sand clean and some bunker down in the sand, turning the sand for you.

 

[blaxsun]

Second the conch suggestion. You may also want to try a few nassarius snails (they turn over the substrate fairly well).