Clean up Crew Question?

drummer4261900 · Dec 2, 2015

I found one of those sites that sale clean up crews trying to see if this would work:

85 Dwarf Ceriths
29 Nassarius
27 Florida Ceriths
32 Nerites

I have a 90 Gallon. I have corals and two pajama cardinals in there.

Thanks!

cmcoker · Dec 2, 2015

drummer4261900 said:
I found one of those sites that sale clean up crews trying to see if this would work:

85 Dwarf Ceriths
29 Nassarius
27 Florida Ceriths
32 Nerites

I have a 90 Gallon. I have corals and two pajama cardinals in there.

Thanks!

Seems like a lot to me.. I don't have near that in my 120.. How much algae do you have in there?

drummer4261900 · Dec 2, 2015

I cleaned it less than 3 days ago and there is a substantial amount I am just getting sick of trying to keep it clean.

Thanks!

cmcoker · Dec 2, 2015

On the glass, or rocks, or substrate?
How old is tank?
What kind of algae?

Pic would help

drummer4261900 · Dec 2, 2015

On the glass, or rocks, or substrate?
All of the above^

How old is tank?
3 months

What kind of algae?
green and brown

Thanks!

underwaterdan · Dec 2, 2015

How long before you add more fish? I ask because if you have an algae bloom and the cuc cleans up and or the bloom is over they won't have much to eat with just those fish. But if you're going to add more in the near future it might be reasonable.

Dr. Phil · Dec 2, 2015

I went with the kit for my tank size from reef cleaners. I think it was about right.

garra671 · Dec 2, 2015

drummer4261900 said:
I found one of those sites that sale clean up crews trying to see if this would work:

85 Dwarf Ceriths
29 Nassarius
27 Florida Ceriths
32 Nerites

I have a 90 Gallon. I have corals and two pajama cardinals in there.

Thanks!

i would just buy your clean up crew individual at a LFS, it becomes a huge hassal if you have that many. as soon as the lights go off they come out from everywhere and terrorize corals even if not on purpose.

drummer4261900 · Dec 2, 2015

The only reason I am thinking of going that route they have a coupon code all that stuff for $66.60 including expedited shipping to my door. If I try to get even a 10th of that at my lfs it would be more than that.

underwaterdan · Dec 2, 2015

66 bucks that's cheap!

garra671 · Dec 2, 2015

drummer4261900 said:
The only reason I am thinking of going that route they have a coupon code all that stuff for $66.60 including expedited shipping to my door. If I try to get even a 10th of that at my lfs it would be more than that.

yeh for 66$ you mise well. i mean youre playing the numbers game with that many critters anyways. a few of them will most likely have perished and you can always sell them or move them to a secondary tank, or sell em to your LFS FOR CORALSSSSS