jtro November 5, 2009 Share November 5, 2009 I need some sand sifters to stir up my sand a little in my 240 reef tank.Any suggestions? Thanks Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NemesisElite November 5, 2009 Share November 5, 2009 Golden sleeper head goby. Awesome personality and does a great job keeping the sandbed clean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extreme_tooth_decay November 5, 2009 Share November 5, 2009 Golden sleeper head goby. Awesome personality and does a great job keeping the sandbed clean My favorite is the diamond goby. Same habits as gold head. Both pretty much always available at Roozen's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak November 5, 2009 Share November 5, 2009 sleeper gobies, diamond gobies, sand sifting gobies all pretty much the same thing really neat but will BURY and sand bed dwelling corals. i love sand sifting star you can also choose cerith and or naurssis (sp?) snails the later doing a better job to stir your bed. you could also consider a cucumber as long as you dont have anything to harras them they're awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw November 5, 2009 Share November 5, 2009 I saw what a sleeper goby can do first hand.......if you like clear water, I would stay away. Nessarius snails, conchs and even horseshoe crabs will do a good job and not turn your water into a sand storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amuze November 5, 2009 Share November 5, 2009 (edited) I have nessarius snails, a sand sifting star, a conch, a horseshoe crab (hitchhiker) and a yellow headed sleep goby. I want to kill the goby though. Edited November 5, 2009 by audible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds November 5, 2009 Share November 5, 2009 I have a very large maroon clown that stirs my sand constantly. really ticks me off, since she is always covering my corals in sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k November 5, 2009 Share November 5, 2009 engineer goby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason the filter freak November 5, 2009 Share November 5, 2009 engineer goby I forgot about the conchs I have one in each of my tanks and they're awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extreme_tooth_decay November 5, 2009 Share November 5, 2009 I had diamond gobies for years and I never had a problem with them burying corals or clouding my water. Don't know if it is because of the particular fish? the fact that I didn't have corals in the sand? I had less "junk" in my sand to cloud the water? I had less flow so the sand didn't disperse as much? Dunno....but I had no problems and thought they were very interesting and useful fish. I never had noticeable diatoms, red slime or anything else on my sand, it was always shiny white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khalid November 5, 2009 Share November 5, 2009 Wrasses do a good job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanman November 5, 2009 Share November 5, 2009 I have nessarius snails, a sand sifting star, a conch, a horseshoe crab (hitchhiker) and a yellow headed sleep goby. I want to kill the goby though. What's that? You say you want to buy my yellow-headed sleeper goby??? If he wasn't so cute - I would have made a little spear-gun by now. Nobody told me, when he was 1" long... that when he was 6" long, he would be able to dig a massive hole with a flip or two of his tail. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amuze November 5, 2009 Share November 5, 2009 What's that? You say you want to buy my yellow-headed sleeper goby??? If he wasn't so cute - I would have made a little spear-gun by now. Nobody told me, when he was 1" long... that when he was 6" long, he would be able to dig a massive hole with a flip or two of his tail. bob LOL. You should see my yellow coris wrasse when he gets mad at me. He's as long as my middle finger, only fatter. I know this because I flip him off often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw November 6, 2009 Share November 6, 2009 I know this because I flip him off often. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller November 6, 2009 Share November 6, 2009 LOL. You should see my yellow coris wrasse when he gets mad at me. He's as long as my middle finger, only fatter. I know this because I flip him off often. I was wondering where this was going when I read it being described "as long as my middle finger". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 November 6, 2009 Share November 6, 2009 Ha ha, Bob, I'll buy it! I love those guys and I lost one of my pair during the Great Flush! In my experience these guys will make a mess out of your tank as far as the sand is concerned until the bed is fully matured. I have the sugar sized fine oolitic sand in my tank and when I first added these guys they caused my tank to be cloudy all the time. After the sand had fully colonized with bacteria and after they had turned over the entire bed multiple times, the cloudiness faded away. I also don't put anything on my sand bed so they didn't bury anything that didn't unbury itself, but they typically would go to the bottom, pick up a mouthful of sand, raise up about 2-3", then sift it out and start over. That said, the conchs are good, as are cerith and nassarius snails, brittle stars are good, and cucumbers are awesome. My tangs also used to scan the sandbed and pick up food off the bottom, basically cleaning off the top layer of sand. I think I lost my big cucumber lately, though, as my sandbed has started to get a little brown on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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