Clean Up Crew

[bangbangkhan]

so i am pretty much sure that my tank has cycled.:^:

now i am looking for a CUC....any suggestions for a 30 gallon tank? probably 25gallon water in it.

my LFS suggested as below, is it overkill?

12 - Blue Legged Hermits
3 - Red Scarlet Hermit
5 - Astrea Snails
5 - Margarita Snails
5 - Cerith Snails

i already got some algae action in the tank....:grumble:

 

[Treezer8]

That would probably do good, but if it was me I'd go with a little bit more.

 

[bangbangkhan]

That would probably do good, but if it was me I'd go with a little bit more.

could you please give me some examples?

 

[Northstar24]

Call John over at ReefCleaners.org, and tell him that Living Reefs sent you. He'll take care of all your CUC needs

 

[dixiegirl21191]

I would add a turbo snail to that list.

 

[dixiegirl21191]

And several nassarius snails

 

[Ted]

I dont have that many in my 45. I have 10 hermits, 6 turbos, a huge astria snail and 6 stormaillia (hitchhiker) snails. In the sump I have a turbo and three astria. Thats it and they keep my tank looking good. I keep meaning to get some nass for the sand...but then I forget..

Oh btw Margraita snails dont last long in our tanks...they are really meant for colder water...I have some hermits wearing those shells from that mistake I made...

 

[bangbangkhan]

I think the below list should be sufficient.

5 Blue Legged Hermits
2 Turbo Snails
2 Astrea Snails
2 Nassarius Snails
2 Cerith Snails

 

[Northstar24]

Here is the standard quick crew from ReefCleaners. If you want something custom, John will work with you as well

Quick Crew (30 Gallon)

 

[kbuser92]

Id go with:
12 hermits (mix of blue, scarlet, black, etc...)
5-7 astrea
5 nassarius
2-3 turbos
2-3 ceriths

 

[bangbangkhan]

Thanks for all the advice fellows

Cheers

 

[Ted]

Here is the standard quick crew from ReefCleaners. If you want something custom, John will work with you as well

Quick Crew (30 Gallon)

Hmmmm...I wounder what I should add to my tank...I know I need nass snails for sure...

 

[ob_on3]

Me too Ted...I dropped a shrimp in my tank earlier and I'm hoping this cycle happens... does it matter that the shrimp I bought was in a frozen pack pre ready?? I hope not, I know it wasn't seasoned

 

[Ted]

It will rot regardless...I sent a email to that company to see what they think. Since I need nass snails and can never find them local I will see what they come up with.

 

[ob_on3]

Figured that...yea I'm definitely leaning towards astrea snails too...I'm not too interested in hermit crabs...and u know everyone always suggest different things...sigh... I checked my local fish store today...has a bunch of different snails but there all tiny

 

[Ted]

Some smaller snails can be a good thing..I have i dunno 6 turbos and they cant reach everything

 

[bangbangkhan]

Figured that...yea I'm definitely leaning towards astrea snails too...I'm not too interested in hermit crabs...and u know everyone always suggest different things...sigh... I checked my local fish store today...has a bunch of different snails but there all tiny

yeah i heard some one say something negative about hermit crabs..cant recall...but the LFS stores are really big on selling them to you....i wonder why?

 

[little_fish]

It's because they tend to kill snails, which annoys a lot of people, me included because I think the snails are harder workers

 

[Ted]

They will also move around unsecured frags which is a pain in the butt however I like them and think they are cool to watch.

 

[chichimom79]

+1 on not getting Margarita Snails. I also bought a few thinking they were Nerite Snails and they died within a month. A responsible LFS will not even stock them.