How much CUC do you need?

[goodtimes]

Just curious what your thoughts are on how many blue leg hermits, astrea snails or turbo snails you recommend per gallon. Or do you have a better recommendation of inverts?

 

[JMSKI333]

I would say it depends on how much your feeding and how many fish you have. I personally don't have a guideline per gallon that I follow, I just watch my tank and add them as necessary. Currently in my 90 gallon I have probably 40+ hermits and 40+ snails of all variety and size. That equates to about .5 Hermit and .5 Snail per gallon I guess.

 

[goodtimes]

My cuc had depleted to almost nothing and it started to show. I added 15 each of hermits and snails. Wow, I forgot what a difference they make. I have a 55 gallon and was thinking of adding 25 each more, but I have some lingering algae that needs cleaned up.

 

[JMSKI333]

I usually order my CUC from Reefs2go.com with great success. Their prices are great and they have pre built CUC's ready to rock that include critters that I normally wouldn't buy but end up being an essential part of the team. I would check them out.

No affiliation BTW. I'm just a frequent online customer.

 

[Ehnohsee]

Check with John at Reefcleaners for a custom cleanup crew, I've had nothing but great experiences ordering from him. There's a 10% discount on orders sale going on right now as well.

 

[Mufasa31]

I've always had great success with clean up crews from reefcleaners.org. The hermits go crazy with algae.

They have recommendations based on tank size.

 

[Ricks Reef]

Check with John at Reefcleaners for a custom cleanup crew, I've had nothing but great experiences ordering from him. There's a 10% discount on orders sale going on right now as well.

Agreed 10000%! Reefs2Go seems to be having a lot of problems with their orders. Do a search and you'll see how bad its been.John at Reefcleaners will take care of you.

 

[iretthepirate]

1 hermit per 5 gal maybe one snail pier 10 depends on how much your bio load is I guess

 

[Steveowhits]

I usually buy a few different types of snails so they fit in different size spaces. I like the red banded trochus snail because it has a cool look and works well for me. I also have a few mexican turbos and asteras. I like the answer of letting the tank tell you what it needs… well said jmsk