Post crash clean up

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My 50 litre tank recently underwent a crash and ive only really got some dying soft corals and 2 bullet proof hernits crabs. Theres been an explosion of dino and most of my macroalgae has died off. It been a month since the crash i was wondering when would be a good time to start rebuilding my cleanup crew.Im ultimately going for a display refugium so i was also thinking what macros would be best to get the nutrients back in control. So getting to the point my questions are what should i do around cleanup crew and macroalgae.
 
I've had tanks go through crashes, it took over 6 months before I finally started noticing coral growth again. I wouldn't try to push anything but if you need more clean up crew then IMO you should go ahead depending how much algae or uneaten food you have. IMO cuc should be added as the tank needs it.
 

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