Reefs2Go & Cleanup Crew Questions???

FIRST...has anyone here ever bought anything from reefs2go.com and what was your experience?????


SECOND....I have a 300 gal reef system I am developing (180 gal tank with 250 lbs of LR lots of algae I gotta get rid off.....water perams are good). What would you recommend for a cleanup crew??


Here is what I was looking at off reef cleaners.....( I have about a $200 budget)

100 Turbo Snails
150 blue leg Hermits
100 Cerith snails
10 Mexican Turbo Snails
4 Brittle Star Fish
4 Serpent Stars
1 Coral Banded Shrimp

(Currently I only have 2 emerald crabs, 3 sand siffting starfish, and 1 green brittle starfish.....would love to get the emeralds out because they have killed 4 cleaner shrimp but can't with all the rock work)

THIRD....why are red scarlet hermit crabs so much higher than blue leg hermits???

 

Those would have to be some slow shrimp for an emerald to get them. Have you actually seen the emerald grabbing a shrimp or just eating it? Crabs get blamed for killing things that they actually just found dead and are now eating.

 

actually saw one get grabbed.....by the time I got my hand in the tank it was two late.

 

That sucks. As for the clean up crew I Haven't order from that site. I used reafcleaners.org. He has a form on the site you fill out and he will recommend a custom crew for your tank. Many 3reefers use him.

 

thanks for the info I will see what they recommend.

 

You may want to get some Nassarius snails too. Great at sifting the sand, which I'm guessing you don't wanna do by hand in a 180/300 gallon tank.

The green brittle stars can eat all sorts of stuff, from what I understand. You may want to do some research into them, as they will catch and eat fish and clams.

 

direct link to the custom quote page

ReefCleaners.org | Clean Up Crews and Macro Algae