Clean Up Crew Suggestions!

[ChrisKSB]

I have a 180 gallon tank with 3 small fish -

1 diamond watchman goby
1 blue tang
1 tomini tang

Current CUC -
~7 hermits
~3 nessaruis snails
1 emerald crab

And a few assorted small corals pulled out of my 32 gallon tank - devils hand, duncan, candy cane, hammer, ...

I'm going to order a package from @reefcleaners - not sure which to get! I'm looking at diverse crews (should I pick something else?). I don't think I have enough in my tank to keep the 180 gallon crew happy - thinking of purchasing a 90 gallon crew to start?

This tank was started ~4 weeks ago with 90# aged live rock from LFS and ~ 35# rock from my 5 year old 32 gallon biocube. All of the rock has algae and the rock from the previous tank has some sections of thickish GHA.

I truly appreciate some suggestions - the back wall is getting dirty/hairy but I also don't want the little critters to starve!!!

Thanks!

 

[Slocke]

I have a 180 gallon tank with 3 small fish -

1 diamond watchman goby
1 blue tang
1 tomini tang

Current CUC -
~7 hermits
~3 nessaruis snails
1 emerald crab

And a few assorted small corals pulled out of my 32 gallon tank - devils hand, duncan, candy cane, hammer, ...

I'm going to order a package from @reefcleaners - not sure which to get! I'm looking at diverse crews (should I pick something else?). I don't think I have enough in my tank to keep the 180 gallon crew happy - thinking of purchasing a 90 gallon crew to start?

This is what I do. I think their full crews are overkill but they do give you very small snails so it is less then it seems

This tank was started ~4 weeks ago with 90# aged live rock from LFS and ~ 35# rock from my 5 year old 32 gallon biocube. All of the rock has algae and the rock from the previous tank has some sections of thickish GHA.

Hermit crabs work best for me

I truly appreciate some suggestions - the back wall is getting dirty/hairy but I also don't want the little critters to starve!!!

Thanks!

I suggest a few large snails. Mexican turbos being my favorite

 

[Rach77]

I ordered larger than I should have starting off. Love @reefcleaners Had a couple losses and still feed a sheet of nori to each tank daily. I would start small and add as needed. In my own experience, feeding inverts helps. Ceriths, Nassarius seem to be best in the sand.

 

[ChrisKSB]

I think I'll go with this ?!? -

 

[ChrisKSB]

I ordered larger than I should have starting off. Love @reefcleaners Had a couple losses and still feed a sheet of nori to each tank daily. I would start small and add as needed. In my own experience, feeding inverts helps. Ceriths, Nassarius seem to be best in the sand.

I keep adding a sheet of nori for the tangs -- they won't touch it! I just throw it out at the end of the day! Thanks for the input, hopefully if the CUC needs extra food they will get on the NORI!!!!

 

[Rach77]

That looks like a good start. Although they don't really clean anything, i had also ordered the coral banded shrimp, they eat bristleworms. It's cool to watch them catch em. Those really need fed too. They'll eat anything that falls food wise

 

[Gjedde]

Id get a couple turbos added on there.

 

[ChrisKSB]

Id get a couple turbos added on there.

There are 4 turbos included in the package! Cant wait, hope they don't knock my rocks over!!!

 

[Rach77]

The diverse pack includes some turbos.... they're the ones I have to feed regularly

 

[Gjedde]

Ive got 6 in my 150. Absolute workhorses. Superglue is your friend. Just had to flip a favia off the sand bed. Not sure if it was my urchin or turbo though.

 

[Rach77]

Not so much rocks, but corals if they're not glued down

 

[ChrisKSB]

Not so much rocks, but corals if they're not glued down

I really need to get my rock work and corals glued down - just not in love with the position of everything yet!

 

[PharmrJohn]

Did you ask Reefcleaners to work up a suggestion for you? There is a form you can fill out and they'll get back to you quickly. IMO, that's the best way to go.

 

[ChrisKSB]

Did you ask Reefcleaners to work up a suggestion for you? There is a form you can fill out and they'll get back to you quickly. IMO, that's the best way to go.

I probably should have done that - but just placed the order! Ordered MUCH under the 180 crew, so hopefully good!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

You could also in the future get a tuxedo urchin, those are great cuc!

 

[Freenow54]

I have a 180 gallon tank with 3 small fish -

1 diamond watchman goby
1 blue tang
1 tomini tang

Current CUC -
~7 hermits
~3 nessaruis snails
1 emerald crab

And a few assorted small corals pulled out of my 32 gallon tank - devils hand, duncan, candy cane, hammer, ...

I'm going to order a package from @reefcleaners - not sure which to get! I'm looking at diverse crews (should I pick something else?). I don't think I have enough in my tank to keep the 180 gallon crew happy - thinking of purchasing a 90 gallon crew to start?

This tank was started ~4 weeks ago with 90# aged live rock from LFS and ~ 35# rock from my 5 year old 32 gallon biocube. All of the rock has algae and the rock from the previous tank has some sections of thickish GHA.

I truly appreciate some suggestions - the back wall is getting dirty/hairy but I also don't want the little critters to starve!!!

Thanks!

Just added some inverts a few weeks ago I have no idea why I waited so long now. My favourite out of them all is the Trochus snails they are voracious, and against what I have read they do go after the hair algae

 

[CKW]

There are 4 turbos included in the package! Cant wait, hope they don't knock my rocks over!!!

Not to worry. They have 180 gallons to get lost in.

 

[ChrisKSB]

I gotta say - I could just sit and watch a tank full of CUC!!! They are so entertaining!!! Can't wait for delivery.

 

[Oldsman]

Watching our camouflaged tuxedo hammer thru the rocks leaving white trails in its wake is enjoyable. Its always covered in bits of shells

 

[ChrisKSB]

I'm getting dizzy looking at all the profile pics spinning - but when I see this everything in the world is right side up again! Excited for crabs and snails!!