Recommend: Sand Sifter/Stirrer

[NuraNori]

I have a 75 gallon tank with about an inch of sand as well. I find my 2 strawberry conchs do a fairly decent job. Fighting conchs would do well also. I have some nassarius snails including the orange spotted one and we never see them...so they may aerate the sand but they sure don't turn it over. I also read that the orange spotted one needs actual flesh to feed on or else it will die. Mine's been kicking around since Christmas, so we'll see.

[BC564]

I would stick with the goby and over feed the tank a bit....

[outacontrol]

I have had my orange spotted snails for over 2 years now, and they come out of the sand almost everday when I feed mysis. I have 7 in a 33 gal tank, had 8 and have only lost 1. they don't constantly turn the sand like a goby, but they do turn little spots everytime they come out to eat.

stick to the goby with only 1 inch sand they will do the job if you had a thiker sand bed then you could try all sorts of things even a sand dolor if you can get one. they work well always on the go. They do eat everything in the sand.

Bill

[kien]

I would recommend a long wooden spoon. stir-stir-stir done

Plus you don't have to feed the spoon! The spoon can also be double as a salinity tester. sip-sip mm.. tastes about 1.026, perfecto!

[ScubaSteve]

I'd recommend Tonga Nessarius, Conchs and Ceriths. They've all done a great job for me. The Tonga's really dig down deep and stir it up.

[freezetyle]

Originally Posted by kien

I would recommend a long wooden spoon. stir-stir-stir done

Plus you don't have to feed the spoon! The spoon can also be double as a salinity tester. sip-sip mm.. tastes about 1.026, perfecto!

not to mention you can dish out some discipline with that bad boy. cheap too