The shells were just part of the sand mix. There's sand in there but it's all sifted down.
Where did you purchase the ocean live sand from?The shells were just part of the sand mix. There's sand in there but it's all sifted down.
I've even removed a top layer of the sand as much as I could, but the rubble is growing like algae it seems. It's too late to fix it in this tank, but I'll need a plan of action for the 170. How hard is it to sift wet live sand?? What tools do people use?
Would the regular python pick up those pieces?Where did you purchase the ocean live sand from?The shells were just part of the sand mix. There's sand in there but it's all sifted down.
I've even removed a top layer of the sand as much as I could, but the rubble is growing like algae it seems. It's too late to fix it in this tank, but I'll need a plan of action for the 170. How hard is it to sift wet live sand?? What tools do people use?
It is definitely not too late to fix the sand bed. You can just siphon out the sand with a hose or suck it up with a wet dry vac. Run the sand through a screen. You can use a metal kitchen colander or soil sifter from Amazon. All very easy to do with a small 40 gallon. I have replaced my sandbed multiple times (had a seam failure a few months ago so I had to move everything) and that is a 5 ft wide tank.
I already did that! A few days later the big pieces multiplied. I guess I can just keep doing it until they're all gone, but it just means moving all the frags around back and forth.
I have used a Python hose to remove my entire sandbed multiple times. For very large pieces you can just net them out ahead of time. With a 40g that should not be too difficult.
