clean-up crew

[Tarilynnlynn]

I was wondering what would be a good clean-up crew for a new 20 gallon Nano tank?

 

[mta_morrow]

Check our reefcleaners.

They have a nice chart for sizing your CUC.

I always start off w half the size recommended and add to it.

 

[Tarilynnlynn]

Check our reefcleaners.

They have a nice chart for sizing your CUC.

I always start off w half the size recommended and add to it.

Thank you I will check it out. Teri

 

[mta_morrow]

And welcome to R2R! You should introduce yourself in the meet and greet forum!

Any pics of your tank?

We love pics here.

 

[NY_Caveman]

I was wondering what would be a good clean-up crew for a new 20 gallon Nano tank?

Welcome to the forum! I personally like a mix of Cerith and Trochus snails. Both can flip themselves over and between the two take care of most algaes and detritus. I like to have a few Dwarf hermit crabs too, but some find them a nuisance.

EDIT, I would probably add Nassarius if I had sand as well.

 

[ScottandAlisa]

Welcome to R2R! Getting the clean up crew was one of the funnest parts of getting my tank, finally some life! I have a mix of 4 hermits (red and blue legged), 2 cerith snails, 3 trochus snails, and 2 nassarius snails, and a conch (not sure what kind) in my 40 gallon. Each one has their own little job, conch sifts sand and helps with algaes on sand/low rock, cerith cruise everywhere and eat algae, nassarius eat left over food that makes it to the sand bed, trochus eat algae on the glass, and I just find the hermits to be fun to watch...

 

[NS Mike D]

keep in mind that each new critter you add to your tank will affect the balance. A new tank will get out of balance easier and take longer to get back to equilibrium - and same with a nano. take your time, if you have LFS you can save on shipping and stagger adding them to your tank.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Check our reefcleaners.

They have a nice chart for sizing your CUC.

I always start off w half the size recommended and add to it.

"check our reefcleaners" What does that mean? Got a link?

 

[mta_morrow]

"check our reefcleaners" What does that mean? Got a link?

Sorry about that!
https://www.reefcleaners.org/

 

[Pbh-reef]

One thing I’ll add is to think about your fish as potential clean up crew. Ever since I put a pictus blenny and Rainford goby in my 10
Gallon my hair algae is gone and actually seems useful to me as a food for the fish. (I also have 2 torchus snails, a Cerith, 3 blue legged hermits and a nassurius). My cleaner shrimp is also a pig and amazing at eating detritus and left over food

 

[pdiehm]

the thing I would caution about with reefcleaners, is take the package 3 sizes down from your tank.

for my 120, I would take the 55 gallon. Given that I have a barebottom setup, I only use trochus/cerith snails.

 

[mta_morrow]

the thing I would caution about with reefcleaners, is take the package 3 sizes down from your tank.

for my 120, I would take the 55 gallon. Given that I have a barebottom setup, I only use trochus/cerith snails.

Agree. I recommended above as well to start off at 1/2.

Then add stuff as the need arises.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Sorry about that!
https://www.reefcleaners.org/

Thanks!