Question: What are you using for Herbivores in your Nano Reef?
My Dilemma: I need to add to my clean up crew but am a little unsure as to the next addition. In the old days I would have just tossed a bunch of Mexico Turbos in there and called it good... but that doesn't seem like the right answer for a nano tank.
Tank is a Red Sea Reefer Nano (21 gallon display) filled with soft corals.
I currently have:
1 Emerald Crab
4 – 5 Cerith Snails
4 – 5 Nassarius Snails
Other Tank inhabitants:
2 Clown Fish (Ocellaris)
1 Blood Shrimp
I don’t really have an algae issue, but a there are a few spots of hair algae here and there. Although to be honest it's mostly dead (or on it's way) and turning white. I would like to up my current Nitrate and Phosphate levels… both stay almost at 0 (or at least undetectable on my Red Sea test kits.)
I know if I start adding nutrients to the tank, it's going to have more algae growth, hence the need to add a better clean up crew.
Please don't say a school of yellow tangs..
Have been thinking about some hermit crabs but have had a few bad experiences in the past with them bulldozing corals.
Thoughts?
My Dilemma: I need to add to my clean up crew but am a little unsure as to the next addition. In the old days I would have just tossed a bunch of Mexico Turbos in there and called it good... but that doesn't seem like the right answer for a nano tank.
Tank is a Red Sea Reefer Nano (21 gallon display) filled with soft corals.
I currently have:
1 Emerald Crab
4 – 5 Cerith Snails
4 – 5 Nassarius Snails
Other Tank inhabitants:
2 Clown Fish (Ocellaris)
1 Blood Shrimp
I don’t really have an algae issue, but a there are a few spots of hair algae here and there. Although to be honest it's mostly dead (or on it's way) and turning white. I would like to up my current Nitrate and Phosphate levels… both stay almost at 0 (or at least undetectable on my Red Sea test kits.)
I know if I start adding nutrients to the tank, it's going to have more algae growth, hence the need to add a better clean up crew.
Please don't say a school of yellow tangs..
Have been thinking about some hermit crabs but have had a few bad experiences in the past with them bulldozing corals.
Thoughts?