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Decorated Goby, Istigobius decoratus, as a sand sifter?

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Decorated Goby, Istigobius decoratus, as a sand sifter?

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Greetings, crew. I have a 120 gal FOWLR (plus 30 gal sump with 24″ HOT refugium) with the following inhabitants: – Dwarf fuzzy lionfish – Flame angel – Christmas wrasse (Halichoeres ornatissimus) – Purple tang – Longnosed hawkfish – Three small damsels – Asst. snails/hermits The tank is stable and happy. Water is “perfect” as per standard measures (nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, phosphate all zero; pH 8.2; calcium 350; alk 3.0 meq/l; temp around 80). The only issue is the substrate (4+” DSB w/ plenum), which could use a cleaning, due to algae. The tang and angel do a great job clipping anything off of the rocks or above the sand, but I need something that will turn over the top 1/2″ of the sand and keep it “sparking white”. I am hesitant about putting a “dedicated” sand sifter (e.g. diamond goby) in the tank for fear of (1) starving the poor critter after it (2) decimates the fauna in the DSB.

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