best sand sifter

markandkristen · 02/09/2009, 07:42 PM

what do you guys recommend for a good sand sifter for a 1" sand bed.. i stir mine up manually and it works great just wonderng if a sand sifting star would be great. i bought a big sifter goby and man he was too much..

pimpinitup6969 · 02/09/2009, 07:46 PM

i use a diamond goby and he was a little PITA for about a month then settled down. needless to say my sand is pure white

markandkristen · 02/09/2009, 07:56 PM

im thinking the same thing i might try a small one

noboddi · 02/09/2009, 08:36 PM

sad sifting stars don't fare well over the long haul. They clean out the sand bed and starve. Goby is a better idea

ryansweet · 02/09/2009, 08:38 PM

+1 on the sifting stars. they do a terrific job but they also eat everything and then starve to death. also agree on a small goby.

Drix · 02/09/2009, 08:42 PM

I have a lot of luck with a bubble tip serpent star

02/09/2009, 07:42 PM	#1
markandkristen Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Winterhaven, fl Posts: 4,081	best sand sifter what do you guys recommend for a good sand sifter for a 1" sand bed.. i stir mine up manually and it works great just wonderng if a sand sifting star would be great. i bought a big sifter goby and man he was too much..

02/09/2009, 07:46 PM	#2
pimpinitup6969 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Elmira, Ny Posts: 2,503	i use a diamond goby and he was a little PITA for about a month then settled down. needless to say my sand is pure white __________________ I'd rather burp and taste it than fart and waste it! Current Tank Info: 125 Gallon, 150 Gallon

02/09/2009, 08:36 PM	#4
noboddi Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 813	sad sifting stars don't fare well over the long haul. They clean out the sand bed and starve. Goby is a better idea __________________ Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem - William of Ockham Current Tank Info: 55 gallon (36x18x20), 40 gallon sump, 25 gallon refugium, TEK 6x39w fixture, Osmolator, Kalk Reactor, Vortech MP20, 2 Koralia 3s on controller, Acropora, Anthelia, Montipora, Starry Blenny, Yellow Watchman, Rainford Goby, Tiger Gobies

02/09/2009, 08:38 PM	#5
ryansweet Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Indianapolis/Greenwood Posts: 147	+1 on the sifting stars. they do a terrific job but they also eat everything and then starve to death. also agree on a small goby. __________________ I believe the purpose of life is to be happy - Dalai Lama Current Tank Info: 34gal RSM, stayed with the stock plug and play it came with for now. Pearl Bubble, Green Bird's Nest, Various Zoa's, Various Ricordia, Starry Blenny, Sixline Wrasse, Watchman Goby/Pistol symbiont on order

02/09/2009, 07:56 PM	#3
markandkristen Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Winterhaven, fl Posts: 4,081	im thinking the same thing i might try a small one

02/09/2009, 08:42 PM	#6
Drix Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 590	I have a lot of luck with a bubble tip serpent star