pfleghaar Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 looking for a good algae clean up crew 40 gallon tank....any ideas any good or bad experiences with crabs snail ect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Any specific algae you are working to help with? I have different snails and a very few hermits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 I don't know what you are looking for, but Reefcleaners.com has some good prices on clean up crew, and if you do snails only you don't have to pay for overnight shipping. I like snails over crabs because crabs kill each other and snails for shells, even if extras are available. On the flip side, some snails can't flip themselves over if they end up on their shell. Nassarius snails, turbos, trochus, fighting choncs are cool. Red leg hermits are less aggressive than blue leg, but that is here say. If you use coupon code "reef club" in reef cleaners it is 10% off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flounder Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 I agree that the clean up crew depends on what you are dealing with. Nassarius, turbos, trochus and ninja star snails are working for me. Urchins can be a cool addition as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euphylin me Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 15 hours ago, crimsonvice said: I don't know what you are looking for, but Reefcleaners.com has some good prices on clean up crew, and if you do snails only you don't have to pay for overnight shipping. I like snails over crabs because crabs kill each other and snails for shells, even if extras are available. On the flip side, some snails can't flip themselves over if they end up on their shell. Nassarius snails, turbos, trochus, fighting choncs are cool. Red leg hermits are less aggressive than blue leg, but that is here say. If you use coupon code "reef club" in reef cleaners it is 10% off. would definitely agree with @crimsonvice here. I would choose snails bc you can have a pretty decent variety of them that do different jobs. In my tanks i always do a mix of astreas, nassarius, cerith, and maybe a conch or two depending on the size of the tank. Keep in mind, they always recommend way over the needed amount for a clean up crew. Please dont go out and by a 100 member clean up crew for a 15g tank lol. for a 40g i would suggest to START OUT (not your max) do 5 of each: Nassarius, astrea, and cerith. The reason for this is because with a newly set up tank, there really isnt a sufficient food source for you max cap for clean up crew. Sorry for the lengthy response but yea if you are not seeing ANY algae and you see snails/crabs dying all the time, its likely that you have too large of a clean up crew. If you start to see alot of uneaten algae, you can always add a few more. Hope this helps. bulk reef supply has a great video on youtube explaining clean up crews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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