Clean up crew in 375?

[kangadrew]

Hi everyone,

Wondering what you'd suggest for a clean-up crew in a 375 gallon (96x30x30) reef. I really don't want to overdo it with this, just want to add what I need to keep various algae and cyano levels under control.

I don't want to rely on hermits - my clean up crew will just be snails. I do want a few hermits and shrimp for watching in the tank, but not in high numbers.

How many of what types of snails would you suggest?

Take care
Drew

 

[cloak]

For a tank that size I would probably start off with 15-20 Trochus snails, maybe 5-7 Scarlet Hermit crabs and a pair of Cleaner shrimp. Use something like a Mag-Float to clean the glass and either stir up or vacuum your sand bed every now and then too. Hopefully if everything goes right you won't have to add any more janitors to the tank later on. GL.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Hi everyone,

Wondering what you'd suggest for a clean-up crew in a 375 gallon (96x30x30) reef. I really don't want to overdo it with this, just want to add what I need to keep various algae and cyano levels under control.

I don't want to rely on hermits - my clean up crew will just be snails. I do want a few hermits and shrimp for watching in the tank, but not in high numbers.

How many of what types of snails would you suggest?

Take care
Drew

One website that always has great answers for stuff like this is John from Reef Cleaners. I've purchased my clean up crew packages from him in the past and have always had a great experience. For yours i'd go with this kit times 2
https://www.reefcleaners.org/aquarium-store/quick-crew-w-hermits-180-gallon

 

[CNDReef]

If you have a sandbed, I’d also add a few fighting conchs and some Mexican turbo snails

 

[timnem70]

We all need to remember as our reefs grow so does the need for many different scavengers. The Best thing is, with a tank that size one end or corner of it will be a totally self sufficient mini world(s) and could host many different varieties of CUC' eventually. For now, read that article and throw some in there for starters. Best of luck to you.

 

[cristata.reef]

Ceriths and Dwarf Ceriths are must have IMO (idk why they're so underrated). They eat almost all types of algae including diatoms and to an extend dinoflagellates (but prefer film algae over hair algae). They dig through the sand bed and keep it clean. They're small and can get into tight spaces. And they have a specialized radula (the toothy part in their mouth) that can actually cut algae down to the glass (most snails actually just come really close)