sand sifter

Jake_07 · 01/05/2008, 07:34 AM

Is there any type of fish that wil sift the sand eating algie as well as left over food

ozyreefa · 01/05/2008, 07:39 AM

there is a type of gobie i think, the only problem is they tend to dust your corals with the sand, yes they are called sleeper gobies (Valenciennea)

tspors · 01/05/2008, 07:51 AM

Dragon Goby or Bullet Goby I have a Dragon. He will tear up the sand bed. One week he moves it one way then moves it back. Your rock has to be firmly on the glass. He moves that much sand but yes sand will get all over lower corals.

laserjim · 01/05/2008, 07:53 AM

Dragon goby, you will get tired of the sand storms.

Jake_07 · 01/05/2008, 07:16 PM

Do they cost much? Are they very commen?

laserjim · 01/05/2008, 07:21 PM

Not much..20.00 -30.00. Pretty common around here.

ahullsb · 01/05/2008, 07:26 PM

I agree with the above posted. They are cool for awhile, but they constantly kick up sand and make your water look more cloudy. Plus they litter sand all over your corals, which is very irritating to them. I'd try something else.

Jake_07 · 01/05/2008, 08:28 PM

like what

Potsy · 01/05/2008, 08:34 PM

How about nassarius snails? They spend most of their time fully submerged in the sand and then erupt when it's feeding time. They need to be fed meaty foods though. Cerith snails are good sand stirrers too.

Jake_07 · 01/05/2008, 11:11 PM

i cant get snails where i live i dont know why but lfs just dont stock them and i live in aus so there arnt many online shops

ozyreefa · 01/05/2008, 11:47 PM

where abouts in queenslandd you live bud? i might be able to point you in the right direction.

Jake_07 · 01/06/2008, 12:33 AM

I live in noosa on the sunshine coast. where do you live ??

stuccodude · 01/06/2008, 01:06 AM

i have a diamond goby and yes the first 5 days my water was filled with small particles but i run a filter sock and all the fine sand is gone and the little dude is the hardest working fish in my tank, very cool fish.

demonsp · 01/06/2008, 01:12 AM

IMO if you dont have a sandsifting goby for your SB then you will never have a well sifted and crisp SB.They can cause rock slides and do cover coral but like my clam and plate they just remove.
This guys Sb cleaning performance outwieghs any faults
Though a 50 gallon is a little small but my daimond eats frozen , pellet and flake so he wont starve.

ozyreefa · 01/06/2008, 02:23 AM

Im on the gold coast, so im not sure wether it would be practical or safe to transport the guys that far by road, but if you can get someone to drive you down here it will be well worth your while, there are two fully reef catering stores within 10 minutes of my house as well as Coral Plantations(about 30 mins drive from my house). They have the biggest selection of corals and inverts you will ever see in a LFS. Check out their website www.coralplantations.com and look for the cleanup crew section.

ozyreefa · 01/06/2008, 02:32 AM

Also check out www.gnsaquarium.com.au. These guys just won the "Paws and Claws" Magazine award for the best aquarium in Queensland

Jake_07 · 01/06/2008, 05:35 AM

I dont think ill be able to get any one to dive me down but next time we go down for the theme parks of any thing ill defently check it out.

Jake_07 · 01/06/2008, 05:42 AM

Coral Plantations looks awsome i wish they had an online shop

ozyreefa · 01/06/2008, 05:51 AM

Give them a call, they may be able to arrange delivery or something, they are pretty good with stuff like that

zotzer · 01/06/2008, 08:28 AM

I second the idea of finding some nassarius and cerith snails. I'd bet those LFS could arrange shipping for you...snails are pretty easy shippers.

Good luck!
Tracy

Jake_07 · 01/06/2008, 07:07 PM

ok thanks for your help

FOSELONE · 01/06/2008, 08:04 PM

definately a diamond gobie...hes a bottom dweller...he wont swim to the top that much like the other gobies dropping sand everywhere...you could also try some sand sifting starfish...

iwishtofish · 01/19/2008, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by stuccodude
i have a diamond goby and yes the first 5 days my water was filled with small particles but i run a filter sock and all the fine sand is gone and the little dude is the hardest working fish in my tank, very cool fish.

About my experience, too. If you have fine sand that has been undisturbed for a while, one little diamond goby will make a MESS of things! Looked like a nuclear winter in my tank for several days.

Like stuccodude, I just ran a filter sock and "turkey basted" the silt off my rocks every night. Things are starting to clear up now, and my sand bed looks fantastically clean!

01/05/2008, 07:34 AM	#1
Jake_07 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: QLD, Australia Posts: 127	sand sifter Is there any type of fish that wil sift the sand eating algie as well as left over food __________________ Jake, keeper of water and fish Current Tank Info: 50gal marine 50pound live rock 2 true perc clowns, 3 chromis and a gbta

01/05/2008, 07:39 AM	#2
ozyreefa Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 82	there is a type of gobie i think, the only problem is they tend to dust your corals with the sand, yes they are called sleeper gobies (Valenciennea) __________________ umm like fish an stuff Current Tank Info: 70 gallon reef tank, 80w actinic, 80w tri-phos, 250w MH, 40 gallon sump using coral rubble only, modified queen ts-2000 skimmer, 40kg live rock, 2x750 L/ph powerheads at opposing corners, main return pump 4500L/ph

01/05/2008, 07:51 AM	#3
tspors Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Appleton, WI. USA Posts: 774	Dragon Goby or Bullet Goby I have a Dragon. He will tear up the sand bed. One week he moves it one way then moves it back. Your rock has to be firmly on the glass. He moves that much sand but yes sand will get all over lower corals. __________________ Everything is Good with Moderation. Current Tank Info: 150 Gal Oceanic, 30g Sump, Gen-X PCX-150 2250 gph, Red Sea Clasic Turbo Skimmer, 18w Turbo Twist UV, Ocean Clear Filter w/live rock, Several Buckets,

01/05/2008, 07:53 AM	#4
laserjim Another Day In Paradise Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,956	Dragon goby, you will get tired of the sand storms. __________________ Jim Current Tank Info: 430 gallon, 4 radion gen 3pro, 4 T5 bulbs, 60 inch Life Reef skimmer, Apex gold, 2 Dos dosers, ,80 gallon sump. 2 Cor pumps. 2 Ecotech MP 60 powerheads

01/05/2008, 07:16 PM	#5
Jake_07 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: QLD, Australia Posts: 127	Do they cost much? Are they very commen? __________________ Jake, keeper of water and fish Current Tank Info: 50gal marine 50pound live rock 2 true perc clowns, 3 chromis and a gbta

01/05/2008, 07:21 PM	#6
laserjim Another Day In Paradise Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,956	Not much..20.00 -30.00. Pretty common around here. __________________ Jim Current Tank Info: 430 gallon, 4 radion gen 3pro, 4 T5 bulbs, 60 inch Life Reef skimmer, Apex gold, 2 Dos dosers, ,80 gallon sump. 2 Cor pumps. 2 Ecotech MP 60 powerheads

01/05/2008, 07:26 PM	#7
ahullsb Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: sacramento, ca Posts: 2,729	I agree with the above posted. They are cool for awhile, but they constantly kick up sand and make your water look more cloudy. Plus they litter sand all over your corals, which is very irritating to them. I'd try something else. __________________ Andy Sacramento, CA Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef w/20 gallon sump/ER135/ 75 pounds of live rock, 4 in sandbed, 2 b&w ocellaris clowns, yellow watchman/pistol, rosy scaled wrasse, Mystery wrasse, Copperbanded Butterfly, Lighting 48" outer orbit 2 150 mh/ 4 t5 actinics

01/05/2008, 08:28 PM	#8
Jake_07 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: QLD, Australia Posts: 127	like what __________________ Jake, keeper of water and fish Current Tank Info: 50gal marine 50pound live rock 2 true perc clowns, 3 chromis and a gbta

01/05/2008, 08:34 PM	#9
Potsy Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Kinnelon, NJ Posts: 1,827	How about nassarius snails? They spend most of their time fully submerged in the sand and then erupt when it's feeding time. They need to be fed meaty foods though. Cerith snails are good sand stirrers too.

01/05/2008, 11:11 PM	#10
Jake_07 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: QLD, Australia Posts: 127	i cant get snails where i live i dont know why but lfs just dont stock them and i live in aus so there arnt many online shops __________________ Jake, keeper of water and fish Current Tank Info: 50gal marine 50pound live rock 2 true perc clowns, 3 chromis and a gbta

01/05/2008, 11:47 PM	#11
ozyreefa Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 82	where abouts in queenslandd you live bud? i might be able to point you in the right direction. __________________ umm like fish an stuff Current Tank Info: 70 gallon reef tank, 80w actinic, 80w tri-phos, 250w MH, 40 gallon sump using coral rubble only, modified queen ts-2000 skimmer, 40kg live rock, 2x750 L/ph powerheads at opposing corners, main return pump 4500L/ph

01/06/2008, 12:33 AM	#12
Jake_07 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: QLD, Australia Posts: 127	I live in noosa on the sunshine coast. where do you live ?? __________________ Jake, keeper of water and fish Current Tank Info: 50gal marine 50pound live rock 2 true perc clowns, 3 chromis and a gbta

01/06/2008, 01:06 AM	#13
stuccodude Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: sanger Posts: 1,040	i have a diamond goby and yes the first 5 days my water was filled with small particles but i run a filter sock and all the fine sand is gone and the little dude is the hardest working fish in my tank, very cool fish. __________________ fear the wrath of patrick willis!!! no offense is safe. Current Tank Info: 240 all the goodies,hydra 26 led lights, chiller etc

01/06/2008, 01:12 AM	#14
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	IMO if you dont have a sandsifting goby for your SB then you will never have a well sifted and crisp SB.They can cause rock slides and do cover coral but like my clam and plate they just remove. This guys Sb cleaning performance outwieghs any faults Though a 50 gallon is a little small but my daimond eats frozen , pellet and flake so he wont starve.

01/06/2008, 02:23 AM	#15
ozyreefa Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 82	Im on the gold coast, so im not sure wether it would be practical or safe to transport the guys that far by road, but if you can get someone to drive you down here it will be well worth your while, there are two fully reef catering stores within 10 minutes of my house as well as Coral Plantations(about 30 mins drive from my house). They have the biggest selection of corals and inverts you will ever see in a LFS. Check out their website www.coralplantations.com and look for the cleanup crew section. __________________ umm like fish an stuff Current Tank Info: 70 gallon reef tank, 80w actinic, 80w tri-phos, 250w MH, 40 gallon sump using coral rubble only, modified queen ts-2000 skimmer, 40kg live rock, 2x750 L/ph powerheads at opposing corners, main return pump 4500L/ph

01/06/2008, 02:32 AM	#16
ozyreefa Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 82	Also check out www.gnsaquarium.com.au. These guys just won the "Paws and Claws" Magazine award for the best aquarium in Queensland __________________ umm like fish an stuff Current Tank Info: 70 gallon reef tank, 80w actinic, 80w tri-phos, 250w MH, 40 gallon sump using coral rubble only, modified queen ts-2000 skimmer, 40kg live rock, 2x750 L/ph powerheads at opposing corners, main return pump 4500L/ph

01/06/2008, 05:35 AM	#17
Jake_07 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: QLD, Australia Posts: 127	I dont think ill be able to get any one to dive me down but next time we go down for the theme parks of any thing ill defently check it out. __________________ Jake, keeper of water and fish Current Tank Info: 50gal marine 50pound live rock 2 true perc clowns, 3 chromis and a gbta

01/06/2008, 05:42 AM	#18
Jake_07 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: QLD, Australia Posts: 127	Coral Plantations looks awsome i wish they had an online shop __________________ Jake, keeper of water and fish Current Tank Info: 50gal marine 50pound live rock 2 true perc clowns, 3 chromis and a gbta

01/06/2008, 05:51 AM	#19
ozyreefa Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 82	Give them a call, they may be able to arrange delivery or something, they are pretty good with stuff like that __________________ umm like fish an stuff Current Tank Info: 70 gallon reef tank, 80w actinic, 80w tri-phos, 250w MH, 40 gallon sump using coral rubble only, modified queen ts-2000 skimmer, 40kg live rock, 2x750 L/ph powerheads at opposing corners, main return pump 4500L/ph

01/06/2008, 08:28 AM	#20
zotzer Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 346	I second the idea of finding some nassarius and cerith snails. I'd bet those LFS could arrange shipping for you...snails are pretty easy shippers. Good luck! Tracy

01/06/2008, 07:07 PM	#21
Jake_07 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: QLD, Australia Posts: 127	ok thanks for your help __________________ Jake, keeper of water and fish Current Tank Info: 50gal marine 50pound live rock 2 true perc clowns, 3 chromis and a gbta

01/06/2008, 08:04 PM	#22
FOSELONE THINK BLUE Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: LOS ANGELES CA Posts: 4,865	definately a diamond gobie...hes a bottom dweller...he wont swim to the top that much like the other gobies dropping sand everywhere...you could also try some sand sifting starfish...