Dare I say I have a Sand Sifting star. I've read all the warnings, debated with several LFS staff I admire and tried to calm my partner who insisted we get one to keep the sandbed white. The jury is still out for me. I have no problem understanding the logic of the star depleting the good critters in the sandbed, but I also notice that she really only travels around where she can lay totally flat and burrow in. That leaves A LOT of area where the sand surface is smaller than her body where she does not go grazing. Plus all the sand below the one inch or so she burrows down. Might the sand life live to breed another day in all the areas she does not reach and thus keep the filtration properties alive and kickin'? And she is not eating the bacteria...
I've told Luiz we may have to say goodbye to our cleanin' girl if she takes a big bite out of our filtration system, but like I said - the jury is out as yet.
Any thoughts? Be nice - I know I am swimming up stream on this one...
