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I'm torn between having a clean up crew or not to have a cleanup crew in my mixed reef tank that is about 2 years old now (80 gallon fijicube). I probably work on my tank too much and have gyres with a good amount of water movement, but spend a lot of time blowing algae off the rocks and substrate at times. My nitrates did get high above 20 ppm (3 weeks ago) and now around 5 ppm or just below. po4 consistently around .05-.10 ppm. Will a clean up crew make my life easier or will I have tiny snails crawling all over, getting in overflow etc causing more annoyance than assistance? I see so many tanks online that do not SEEM to have cleanup crews unless they just come out at night. Opinions/Thoughts on both sides of having a clean up crew or not having one is appreciated.