Critters??

libertonalex · 08/30/2010, 07:16 AM

Hi all. I got new lights about 3 weeks ago, and I am starting to grow a decent amount of green algae on the sandbed of my tank...

My question isn't exactly how it got there, but what kind of critters I should be thinking about in a 55 gal future reef tank. i have 50+ lbs of fiji live rock, and my tanks been running almost 2 months now with steadily low nitrates

right now all i have is a single peppermint shrimp (this has been a slow tank in process =))

thegrun · 08/30/2010, 07:27 AM

If your tank's cycle is complete, I would add about 25 assorted snails as a clean-up crew. I would also add 10 hermit crabs, although many do not like them, I think they do a good job of keeping a tank clean.

08/30/2010, 07:16 AM	#1
libertonalex Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 16	Critters?? Hi all. I got new lights about 3 weeks ago, and I am starting to grow a decent amount of green algae on the sandbed of my tank... My question isn't exactly how it got there, but what kind of critters I should be thinking about in a 55 gal future reef tank. i have 50+ lbs of fiji live rock, and my tanks been running almost 2 months now with steadily low nitrates right now all i have is a single peppermint shrimp (this has been a slow tank in process =))

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08/30/2010, 07:27 AM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	If your tank's cycle is complete, I would add about 25 assorted snails as a clean-up crew. I would also add 10 hermit crabs, although many do not like them, I think they do a good job of keeping a tank clean.