more cleanup inverts or copepods

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I bought reefcleaners package back in late july and the numbers have been dwindling so i think i neeed a refresh but i dont know if i should get more inverts or an order of copepods/phyto from reefbysteele
 
Well the copepods will eat algae and detritus you can barely see them and they don’t look very interesting so I would probably go with some inverts instead
 
You will probably find that are some copepods are already in your rank
 
What’s your stocking
 
Are you new to reefing maybe I can put together a list of clean up crew for you
Are there any specific types of algae you are facing?
 
Are you new to reefing maybe I can put together a list of clean up crew for you
Are there any specific types of algae you are facing?
My tank finished cycling on 7/12/24
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this is the order i got when i first got the cleaners
 
So it’s quite new have you got any other tanks or is this your first one?
 
I bought reefcleaners package back in late july and the numbers have been dwindling so i think i neeed a refresh but i dont know if i should get more inverts or an order of copepods/phyto from reefbysteele

For some reason the astrea and turbo snails I get from them never seem to do very well in my tank. Maybe they'll go 3-4 months or so and then die off. I've had some reefcleaners' ceriths, bumblebee snails and hermit crabs for a bit now. Bumblebees took care of vermetids pretty well and the peppermint shrimp I also bought eliminated any aiptasia. It could possibly be that your tank is still fairly new and there isn't enough for CUC to feed on.
 
Are you experiencing any types of algae?
 
So you probably need some turbo snails some conchs and a couple urchins
 
That should be good. How big is your tank?
 

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