A good sand sifter that wont turn my tank into a snow globe

[ZeroHour]

Just as it says any suggestions? I had a dragon goby that gave me spotless sand...but he also moved it all to 1/3 of the tank stacked it to within inches of the top and kicked up so much so fast that it turned into a snowglobe.

any suggestions i am gunshy that if i buy some sort of sifter ill be in the same position and have to tear the tank apart to get em out

[KING]

i was thinking the same thing..i got a diamond goby..he works like crazy..but just a lil 2 mush..lol if u find some thing..let me no.lol..
what do u think about a sand sifting starfish..heard mix things about it..

[Europhyllia]

I think my main starting point would be: why are they sifting in the first place?
Lots of critters like those sandsifting starfish are after the good bugs that live in the sand. So they kill all your microfauna. Why would you want that?
Then there are critters that turn the sand around to burrow. Like my jawfish. I am okay with that.
Other interrupt the sand to hid like nassarius snails or fighting conchs.
So if I absolutely felt the need to have something dig in my sand I'd
* totally avoid all the sandsifting predators
* only get burrowers if your set up is really suited
* and probably go for hiders like the nassarius or fighting conchs instead
Honestly though why do you feel the need to have the sand stirred? If you do feel the need to have it stirred have you considered the idea that your own gentle scraping around might be more effective and targeted than that of some random critter?

[avilamillar]

Sea cucumber? I've never had one but I was thinking about getting one of this one. I think they wont kill or your microfauna:

http://www.pacificeastaquaculture.co...-Prodview.html