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I have a 90 gallon tank with a snowflake eel. I didn't do too much clean up crew before now because I had a blue spot puffer that would snack on them :) But now that he is gone, Ive introduced some hermit crabs and conches, and the eel has left them alone. Im getting more into corals, but having...

Hi all, I usually order my CUCs online, but am always so worried about shipping in this heat. Even when using overnight shipping it still stresses me out. :) I'm in Scottsdale and usually frequent Kona Reef or Aquarium arts... Where have you found is a good place to buy CUCs locally -...

So I went and stayed at my moms house on the intercoastal on FL’s east coast, brought some size 16 hooks to see if I could catch a new pet for this 75g reef I was gifted, and currently rebuilding. Among the handful of wild fish I brought home was this 4.5” pigfish. He was a little bigger than...

I’m going through the “ugly phase” with my new tank, and got sufficient cuc to deal with it. The problem is that my melanurus wrasse has scared them all to where they only come out at night when it’s in the sand sleeping. This means I wake up to a perfect clean tank, but within a few hours of...

I’ve had my biocube set up for a while, and currently for CUC have 4 hermits, one skunk cleaner shrimp, and one emerald crab (has no interest in bubble algae) old CUC died in a previous tank crash a while ago. I’m not struggling with any specific algae currently, there’s film algae, and some...

HELP! I started a new tank and added a melanurus wrasse, cleaner shrimp, and 8 blue leg hermit crabs, along with some other fish and coral. The shrimp was dead a few days later, and i’m now finding empty shells and hermit crab legs all over the sand bed. I know it was the wrasse, and I know...

Hey everyone, my aquarium has been very healthy and happy for some time and shows consistent improvement... For everyone but my Emerald Crabs. They don't ever seem to shed, have been dropping limbs, and their shells no longer appear bright and green. They are some of my longest cared for reef...

Hi! My tank just finished cycling and is ready for live stock. Should I turn on the lights and start adding a CUC? Wait and see if algae start to bloom to determine CUC? I am not sure of the direction to go here. Thanks!

Hi everyone, can a tuxedo urchin and a diadema urchin live in the same 75 gallon tank or is having only the one best? I'm working on building up my clean up crew. (Bonus pic of Quill aka Sir Quillsalot, pretending to be king of the reef).

Researching fire and bristle worms I was curious if anyone, at a certain size (or other reason), starts removing bristle worms? Obviously you want fire worms out if possible IMO. I have a 20g AIO and there are two exceedingly large bristle worms in the tank, never hurt anything but obviously...

After reading through the other predator threads I’ve decided to finally post as I feel I’ve exhausted all the new information I could find. I have a 220gallon (6’that is a predator based tank. current stock: 1 clown trigger (3”) 1 Picasso Trigger(3”) 1 Spiny box puffer (5”) I am looking at...

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Hey all, i was looking into some puffer fish. I am aware that it would be a roll of the dice if it comes to corals, inverts will be killed. Im probably taking the shot to get a valentine puffer, but... what are good cleaners that will be left alone by the puffer? I'm not concerned by algae as i...

Hi, My 250+ gallon mixed reef got neglected this year due to looking after my sick mother & her eventual passing away, 3 pumps failing, pipe leaks, metal corrosion in DT, you name it. Anything that could go wrong did in 2021. Just a horrible year. I have been reefing for over 15 years, never...

So in a previous discussion, I was told that sometimes leaving your glass alone rather than constantly cleaning it will clear it up. It did not work for me at first so I went back to cleaning daily, sometimes twice a day. this past week or so I have been busy with college finals, my birthday...

Currently have a 125g tank that was previously running at former owners home for 2+ years. Basically just transferred the entire tank to my house (minus the water). Two weeks ago, nitrates were sky high (150ppm). I dosed the tank with seachem prime because that’s all I had on hand. I did a 75%...

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I've been sent a photo by a friend asking what sort of snail these are, he said he's been having some issues with hair algae recently and as it's dying back he's started to see these. Said the only snails in the tank are trochus and nasarius snails but these don't look like either of these so I...

Hey all, looking for a creature that will help turn my coral sand bed to stop settling of debris and keep it nice and white. The tank is a nano reef coming in at 50L and houses 2 Clown fish, 3 hermits, a cleaner shrimp and a trochus snail. Any reef safe options to will be weclome :)

Hi Everyone, So after some long painful searches, I can find little to no data regarding the dipping of clean up crew members, specifically Trochus snails. For those who have encountered an unwanted flatworm invasion, I think it is useful to understand that the shells of our CUC can harbor any...

Hello All, I was wondering what a good starting cuc crew would be for a red sea max nano with two fish in to start with? any ideas? should i add them with the fish or after? many thanks

Hey guys so I recently purchased a wrasse as well as a new CUC I brought Scarlett hermit crabs, a cleaner shrimp, blue leg hermit crabs, and a couple snails. Now I have a emeral crab from my last clean up crew and the emerald, cleaner shrimp and blood fire shrimp all hang out on and in the...

Question about stocking my 32 gallon Biocube. Planning on having easy corals like zoas, polyps, xenia, etc) Thinking about the following fish: -1 pink-streaked wrasse -1 royal gramma basslet -1 electric indigo dottyback -Pair of bonded clownfish -1 diamond watchman goby (part of CUC?) CUC...

It's been a month or two refurbishing the tank and the stand and we're finally at a place where we're finally getting started...what, in your opinions, are the best way to get the tank up and cycled? The water in there is RODI with the correct amount of salt and it's still settling, but we're...

Wish I could post a video as it would show up much more clearer and movements (possibly just water current moving it). I went through the Hitchhiker ID Thread with the various photos and the good & bad ones, but clueless. I’m just wondering if this would be something of concern or just me...