Keeping Sand Bed Clean

kar2oons

Premium Member
Hi All,Looking for some info on how you all keep your sandbeds clean, white and not brown and gross? Thanks
 
I do a rotating combination of vacuuming and turkey baster. Also have quite a few nassarius snails.Whatever you can do to turn over the sand.Might also be a sign of high nutrients. What are they testing at?
 
I hear cerith and nerite snails are good at riding diatoms, detritus, and sifting sand without rearranging your rock work too much.  Anyone know a place locally that sells them?  New to DFW and cant6seem to find them anywhere.
 
Sleeper gobies are great at cleaning sand but as others have mention drop is over coral.  Orange diamond gobies are a much better option.  They also sift sand but don't fly up when they drop it.
 
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