Which CuC for Macroalgea tank?

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Hello guys o/
I have a tiny question about a cuc for a macroalgea tank.
I am not sure what is a good pick for it currently i just have a dozen dovesnails , 3 scarlet reef hermits and 3 turbo snails its a 15gallon tank but i feel like thats not enough

Thank you for reading and answering <3
 
Hello guys o/
I have a tiny question about a cuc for a macroalgea tank.
I am not sure what is a good pick for it currently i just have a dozen dovesnails , 3 scarlet reef hermits and 3 turbo snails its a 15gallon tank but i feel like thats not enough

Thank you for reading and answering <3
How about some pictures so that I can understand your feelings?

It really depends on how much you feed and how mature & biodiverse your system is.
 
How about some pictures so that I can understand your feelings?

It really depends on how much you feed and how mature & biodiverse your system is.
The tank is soon 7 months old starting next month and yea there is a ton of cyano bacteria

Not so proud to show if this tank ... but hey
 

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Your best clean up crew is Chemiclean clean.
 
In my frag tanks, I use mollies adjusted to full strength.

I use tiny blue legged hermit crabs.
 
First step is to be sure that your nutrients levels are not to low. In a tank like yours I would not go lower than 0.1 in PO4 and around 3 in NO3. If you are lower than this - adjust up the nutrients. In some cases - it is not helping and I have lately using another method. I prepare a solution of fine CaCO3 powder (the ones that is used in breweries) and bacteria. Some use bottled bacteria but I use bacteria from my skimmer (e.g - I do a mix between around 50 ml skimmate and 1 tablespoon of CaCO3 powder/100 L and mix it with some aquarium water. Let it stand for an hour and after that por it into my aquarium. When I started with my aquarium - I did it very day in 5 days - no action for a week - new dosing for 2 days - 7 days without - 2 days of dosing and so on. You can find some ideas here

Sincerely Lasse
 

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