sand sifting
 

what would ppl sudgest for keeping my sand bed white?????

I have a dragon goby does his job well.

In my opinion no matter what organic sand sifter you have, nothing beats a little stir now and then with a thin plastic stick. I think doing small patches here and there will greatly reduce any chance of phospate pockets ect. And you can stir the sand into the areas you want it. I even went so far as to break off every second tooth of a hair pick and used it as a sand rake. This way I know for sure all the sand and not just the top is getting stirred.

dragon goby sounds cool

Strawberry conches worked like magic for me. Thanks Ryan and Russ! :biggrin:

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Olive snails, conches, sand sifting stars and pistol shrimp will all do a great job of stirring the sand.

Tiger tail sea cucumber does the trick for me.

ditto. 1 /50gal is great. live forever too. I love serpent stars too for general detritus. get a bunch 1/10gal.