clean sand bed

[shalegac]

How would you suggest keeping a very clean sandbed. I have a few small hermits and the bed is not terrible looking I just want it to be as clean as I think it could be. Thanks. It's only a 10 gallon.

 

[mountainbiker619]

I have a canister filter that I use kinda like a shop vac. Once a month or so I bring it out of the closet, and I suck the junk off of the top of the sand. The filter removes it and returnes the water back in the tank.

 

[wittyfellow]

If you have a DSB, you really don't want to suck layers off your sand.

Try some sally lightfoot crabs, a combo of strombus, cerith, nassarius, and bum.bee snails, and a small conch. This should help keep it clean.

 

[reefNewbie]

yes i agree, vaccuuming your sand is about the worst thing you could do. This will suck out all of the fauna and useful creatures/bugs that need to be in a properly functioning sand bed.