good clean up crew

Discussion in 'Inverts' started by ferretfish, Jan 4, 2012.

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  1. ferretfish

    ferretfish Sea Dragon

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    wht are the bests inverts for a clean up crew
    my tank is a 46 gallon reef
    i was thinking
    10 hermit crabs- for ditritus
    2 emerald crabs-for algea
    4 turbo snails-algea
    1 brittle star-ditritus
    is this a good cuc
    the other inhabitance of the tank are
    -small scopas tang - plan to move to a larger tank
    -tomato clown
    -4 blue green chromis
    -and i plan to get a lawnmower blenny
    also is having all these herbivores algea overkill
    thnks
     
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  3. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    I/m guessing as i have a 55 gallon and prob 4 emeralds, 80 hermits, prob 175 or so various snails, an urchin, various mini brttile stars, a conch, ya may need a bit more!
    i'd suggest going to reefcleaners.com or liveaquaria.com and looking up various CUC's for your tanks! plus you can customze on both sites!
     
  4. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    +1 on ReefCleaners.

    Every tank is different. On ReefCleaners' website, you fill out an application describing your tank, inhabitants, etc, etc and they customize a CuC to suit your needs. Estimates are free, BTW- you only pay for what you order.
     
  5. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    Reefcleaners will give custom quotes for your size tank and your bioload... but I would increase your numbers.