clean up crew

AquaWave523 · 09/06/2012, 04:02 AM

when do i need to put them into an established tank? I'll have dsb of 4 inch. Can my tank do without them since I'll have over 200lbs of live rock for filtration?

Waddleboy · 09/06/2012, 05:35 AM

clean up crews do more than just biological filtration. They eat the extra food in your tank and keep things tidy. The bacteria and the rock is not going to be able eat copious amounts of food. The CUC will take care of that problem

AquaWave523 · 09/06/2012, 06:43 AM

i am thinking astrial snail, some blue leg hermits would be enough with some cleaning fish like blenny and sailfin tangs.

when can i add the clean up crew? can I add it when the tank is not cycled?

worm5406 · 09/06/2012, 07:25 AM

You should really wait until it has cycled... Start phantom feeding it to get it all to start cycling and then when you are ready to add the CUC they will be happy with lots to take care of.

I orig thoguht of NO cleanup crew too.... But I now have 6 Left handed Zebra Hermits, 6 Turbo Snails, 20 x Nassarius Vibex, 2 x Florida Fighting Conch, 2x Brittle Star and 4 peppermint shrimp

The conch and vibex are new to the tank, while the conch are still doing their new tank hiding, the vibex are all over the place and taking care of moving sand. My turbos are not really sand movers.

Here is a quick view of some of them:

AquaWave523 · 09/06/2012, 07:41 AM

awesome!

worm5406 · 09/06/2012, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by AquaWave523

awesome!

Thanks... I just did that real quick because it likes to hide...

I see that I need to make a new steady one... With less glare...

Ill try tonight.

He/She is not going to be happy with me though.... I am moving that one rock up on end (It is like a 15" fiji tower rock) (that end to be exact) and aqua-scaping this weekend... Normally it is not on that end... I spot fed down there and it found it.

09/06/2012, 04:02 AM	#1
AquaWave523 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 911	clean up crew when do i need to put them into an established tank? I'll have dsb of 4 inch. Can my tank do without them since I'll have over 200lbs of live rock for filtration?

09/06/2012, 05:35 AM	#2
Waddleboy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 766	clean up crews do more than just biological filtration. They eat the extra food in your tank and keep things tidy. The bacteria and the rock is not going to be able eat copious amounts of food. The CUC will take care of that problem __________________ Justin Current Tank Info: 90g Reef

09/06/2012, 06:43 AM	#3
AquaWave523 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 911	i am thinking astrial snail, some blue leg hermits would be enough with some cleaning fish like blenny and sailfin tangs. when can i add the clean up crew? can I add it when the tank is not cycled? Last edited by AquaWave523; 09/06/2012 at 06:48 AM.

09/06/2012, 07:25 AM	#4
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	You should really wait until it has cycled... Start phantom feeding it to get it all to start cycling and then when you are ready to add the CUC they will be happy with lots to take care of. I orig thoguht of NO cleanup crew too.... But I now have 6 Left handed Zebra Hermits, 6 Turbo Snails, 20 x Nassarius Vibex, 2 x Florida Fighting Conch, 2x Brittle Star and 4 peppermint shrimp The conch and vibex are new to the tank, while the conch are still doing their new tank hiding, the vibex are all over the place and taking care of moving sand. My turbos are not really sand movers. Here is a quick view of some of them:

09/06/2012, 07:41 AM	#5
AquaWave523 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 911	awesome!