Shells everywhere

[bottles]

Hey all;
Any tips on how to clean shells out of the sand? The snail and crayfish shells kind of dissolve over time, but thicker shells like clams stick around for a long time. My sand substrate is becoming clam substrate. It takes forever to sift through 100lbs of sand. Any quicker methods?
Thanks

 

[Fat Homer]

I normally remove as much as possible after each feeding and do another clean during weekly water changes, unfortunately not much else one can do...


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[bottles]

Thanks, Fat Homer. That was the answer I was afraid of haha.

 

[cl0wn knife]

get a net that is fine enough to let sand through but not shells, and sift it in the tank?

 

[Jenerik]

get a net that is fine enough to let sand through but not shells, and sift it in the tank?

That is how I do it. ^^^^^

 

[bottles]

Ya, that's what I've been doing. I was hoping for an easier answer. 100lbs of sand takes a while to go through.

 

[Fat Homer]

Yeah, i've been hoping to find an easier way to clean, but sadly havent found one yet, but will be keeping an eye out on this thread just incase


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[Kaosu]

what about a sand rake?

 

[Psylant]

What about a fairly fine kitty litter scooper? Same idea as a net, but it might be a little easier since it's rigid.

 

[kevinfleming21]

I do what Homer does. Take them out right after a meal. It's a pain, but better than letting it build up.