Best CUC for cleaning sand

Well, I've got some algae...not too bad, but since I added a couple fish I've noticed my sand really getting a good dose of algae. I have a few nassarius snails in my 58 gallon tank, but am looking for something else to help out. I heard sand sifting starfish are good, but what kind are those actually and would they help out?

Here's my current CUC:

3 blue legged hermits
3 red legged hermits
3 nassarius snails
2 turbo snails
2 emerald crabs

 

I've got around 200 snails in my 55 total... 8 or so different species comprise that. I keep 4 fish (all smallish).


I'd suggest going here and filling out their form

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I agree, John will help you out with what you need. I just emailed him for my tank and he has Florida Ceriths listed as great sand bed cleaners.

 

Thanks, I'll do that.

 

+1 on reefcleaners, great prices, service and product

 

nassarius are supposed to be basically useless as they are carnivores, they also decimate fauna in your sandbed like sand stars do.

 

I would get a sea cucumber for real sand cleaning.

I've got a black atlantic and a tigertail in my 200g, but they were both in the 90g previously.

 

I got a couple sandsifting stars today. They are actually really cool and come out of the sand every once in a while too. They look pretty cool at night under my moonlights. I just hope they do a good job in the sand. My phosphates had been high because the tank was recently moved. I got them under control now.

 

ohhhh.. you need to feed them somehow or they will die. a hundred gallon tank can support one sand star.

if you see them out of the sand alot that means they are running out of food.

 

Is that true? If so, I can give my buddy one. He's got a 120 gallon. That's the problem with the LFS...sometimes they have no idea.