Screen between sand layers?
Dear Crew: Last Sunday I put sand (approx. 4”) in my new tank. I got so excited doing it that I forgot to place the mosquito screen between the layers (to prevent the sand sifters from disturbing the DSB) as I was going to 🙂 I’m planning to have some sand-sifting snails and possibly a starfish in that tank. Should I take the sand out and start all over and if I don’t will the snails and starfish defeat the purpose of the sand bed by turning it upside down? << I wouldn't worry about it. With 4" you should be fine, they won't sift that far down. >> Thank you very much for all your help. << Don't worry, just take it slow. >> Peter << Blundell >> Gobies, horseshoe crabs and Seastars Bob, please help. I had an orange-spotted goby (sand sifter) and decided to add a small horseshoe crab to assist the goby by burrowing deeper into my sandy substrate (2″-3″ deep). Within days, the horseshoe crab ate the goby at night.
