Clean up crew quantity and sources

[msudvm97]

500 gal.. acrylic tank, 200 gal sump, bare bottom, brand new - just added 5 small tangs from Marine Collectors the other week.
Would like to only get quarantined livestock.
Have use Algeabarn for...Sea Lettuce/Pods/Phytoplanktin/Coraline algae in a bottle
Looking for a clean up crew, looking for advise on quantity (types) and a good source.
Thank you for your time
Steven Barta
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[happyhourhero]

Reef cleaners is the best I have ordered from. Poke around in their site and they may have a pack suggestion. That size tank is out of my league lol.

 

[pdxmonkeyboy]

The only cleanup crew I had was tangs and lots of flow.

I had a clean up crew, once the tank started settling in and nutrients dropped they just started dying. Red a red tailed tamaron that helped that process.

I was actually going to post a thread about if a clean up crew is really neccessary. I am not telling you domt get a clean up crew. But for myself, I kind started thinking not neccessary. Maybe in the sump, fuge only?

But reef cleaners is a great resource, I did get mine from their originally

 

[GeTanked]

Reefcleaners is good, I've also ordered clean up from LiveAquaria and although LA is more expensive it seems like I've had lower mortality rates from LA, but that could be entirely situational (like conditions of the tank when I added from reefcleaners, quantity of cleaners, etc. I usually only order a few pieces at a time from LA to fill free shipping requirements.

 

[atomic081]

Another Reefcleaners.org recomendation. They are fantastic and will customize to your tank. I really like bigger hermit crabs and they sent 40 jumbos instead of 400 small ones.