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Hi;
I have a 75 gal aquarium with live sand and live rock.. Should I stir up the sand once in a while while doing my water changes or should I just let it get hard and crusty.

[glampka]

Ideally you should have some sand stirrers in your tank. If not, it's not a bad idea to getnly stir the surface.

[Twan013]

i noticed that the other day when i was aquascaping... i didn't realize that the sand would become hard like mine did... what's a good "sand stirrer"?? i know in the next week or so i'll be getting a cleaner crew, so some sand sifting snails should be in there, right?

[walkerj14]

a couple of horseshoe crabs will stir the sand,,, they do in my tank

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Will horseshoe crabs bother any other occupants in an aquarium?

[barbra]

Horseshoe crabs are not considered reefsafe, and they grow far too large for the average aquarium. Try a sand sifting star, some snails, or something like that instead.

[Brians125]

I wouldn't use crab's to stir sand.......Go with sand siffting starfish and a good cleanup crew your better off.............
G/L Brian