What inverts keep the the rocks clean

Adam Hurley · Jul 28, 2018

Looking for something that likes to stay on the rocks and sand bed that cleans it up any suggestions will help thank you.

Reeferdood · Jul 28, 2018

Some like pacific hermits (Paguristes sp) Algae eating machines...

PDR · Jul 28, 2018

I have had good success with astraea snails and emerald crabs. Conchs are great for the sandbed and lower rockwork if your tank can support one.

Adam Hurley · Jul 28, 2018

Reeferdood said:
Some like pacific hermits (Paguristes sp) Algae eating machines...

I'm not completely sure. I was having a detritus build up problem on my rocks so I cleaned it all off and up my flow in the tank now I'm just looking for some type of snail or crab to work on the rocks.

Adam Hurley · Jul 28, 2018

Reeferdood said:
Some like pacific hermits (Paguristes sp) Algae eating machines...

I'm not completely sure. I was having a detritus build up problem on my rocks so I cleaned it all off and up my flow in the tank now I'm just looking for some type of snail or crab to work on the rocks.

Reeferdood · Jul 28, 2018

Turbos are good but they can be bulldozers.. There are a lot of different clean up crews you can employ with good results.

Dennis McGrath · Jul 28, 2018

My conch is a bulldozer. I've had frags I placed on the sand temporarily (went to buy something at Home Depot, made an "accidental stop" at the LFS and picked up 3 new corals, since it wasn't planned, didn't know where I was going to place them) and he knocks them over.
Anyhow, he does a fantastic job cleaning the sand. I have emerald crabs for cleaning the rocks, and astrea snails for the glass.

PDR · Jul 28, 2018

Dennis McGrath said:
My conch is a bulldozer. I've had frags I placed on the sand temporarily (went to buy something at Home Depot, made an "accidental stop" at the LFS and picked up 3 new corals, since it wasn't planned, didn't know where I was going to place them) and he knocks them over.
Anyhow, he does a fantastic job cleaning the sand. I have emerald crabs for cleaning the rocks, and astrea snails for the glass.

Huh, that's funny, I have 3 conchs in my reefer 350 and my sandbed is literally covered with frags due to tearing down a frag tank. My conchs haven't knocked over a single one, I must have the super nimble kind lol.