Clean up crew suggestions

Kerwin1721 · Jun 7, 2019

I have a 4ft 110g tall tank. I recently moved and had to put everything in a smaller tank during the move and while everything was put back together. I lot most of my CUC, down to a few trochus snails and one blue legged hermit crab.

What would you suggest for a new CUC for a 110 tall? When I look around, everything seems to be so much overkill that I don't want a ton to starve and cause nutrient spikes.

Thanks

Style185 · Jun 7, 2019

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PatW · Jun 7, 2019

I have trochus and turbo snails. I get the smallest turbos I can find so they can get into places.

Early on, your tank can get noxious algae that snails will avoid. As the tank matures, the algae will go through a succession to more palatable types. Nutrient export and the right grazers in the right numbers will keep the rocks clean. I have a 300 gallon and I don’t have many snails. The ones I have go all over the place looking for algae. About 10 snails should do you. I have less than 20.

Kerwin1721 · Jun 7, 2019

PatW said:
I have trochus and turbo snails. I get the smallest turbos I can find so they can get into places.

Early on, your tank can get noxious algae that snails will avoid. As the tank matures, the algae will go through a succession to more palatable types. Nutrient export and the right grazers in the right numbers will keep the rocks clean. I have a 300 gallon and I don’t have many snails. The ones I have go all over the place looking for algae. About 10 snails should do you. I have less than 20.

Do you have hermits then? Or anything other than your few snails?

Style185 · Jun 7, 2019

Nassarius and turbos rock. Hermits are great but can attack snails but never stopped me from having them.

RCS82 · Jun 7, 2019

A good variety of snails, turbos, trochus would be good. Get a good variety of them and maybe a couple urchins, some will move stuff around but they are great rock grazers. I like the smaller tuxedos. Hermit crabs I'm not crazy about, not sure what they're good for. Snails and urchins I like.