What's a good sand sifter?

Vpaw · May 4, 2014

I have 3 tanks with sand, and I don't want to sift it myself, and I don't really do it much, just once a week during wc... What can I get to sift it for me?

20 gallon planted- titanium moon sand, has cherry shrimp, Cory catfish, apple snail, ottos, 2 plattys.

5 gallon- african dwarf frogs

45 gallon- red tailed shark, angels, black skirt tetras, nerite snails, Molly's and I think I spotted some kind of small snail today, and it didn't look like a normal snail, so I'm hoping it's a malasyian trumpet snail... It's shell is kind of that shape but not as vivid..

Thanks!

phattnug · May 4, 2014

use a maetal strainer with the realy smallholes i use one for my pasta and sifting solids from sand

Vpaw · May 4, 2014

Good idea, but it's not really for getting things out of it but to prevent the air bubble build up of nitrifying things... Ugh.. It's late, I can't remember any names..

lauraleellbp · May 4, 2014

You talking about Malaysian Trumpet snails?

That will burrow through substrate to help prevent anaerobic spots that can form hydrogen sulfide pockets?

Vpaw · May 4, 2014

lauraleellbp said:
You talking about Malaysian Trumpet snails?

That will burrow through substrate to help prevent anaerobic spots that can form hydrogen sulfide pockets?

Yes, exactly. I think that's what they are though, but I can't tell now, they're babies. But I was wondering if anything else is a good option for preventing the pockets.

What's a good sand sifter?

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