feeding cleanup crew

stagger19 · 01/27/2007, 04:54 PM

I have a fairly new completely cycled tank. I added some turbo snails to help control the hair algea. Now that the hair algea is 98% gone, what should I feed them?

No fish just yet.

I dont have all that much coraline algea yet, so im concerned they wont have enough food.

Ive tried dried seaweed in my last tank a few years ago, but I find it really polutes the water quickly.

Any other suggestions?

supertech3 · 01/27/2007, 05:42 PM

your cleanup crew should just continue to clean your tank rocks, glass,etc..

drummereef · 01/27/2007, 06:20 PM

I think they will be ok. The snails aren't going to eat the coralline anyhow.

thecichlidpleco · 01/27/2007, 06:26 PM

There is most likely plenty in the tank that they can eat that cannot be seen

bertoni · 01/27/2007, 07:20 PM

You could start feeding some phytoplankton like DT's to keep animals in the live rock going. That'll also help keep the cleanup crew going. Start out with a very light dose.

01/27/2007, 04:54 PM	#1
stagger19 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 122	feeding cleanup crew I have a fairly new completely cycled tank. I added some turbo snails to help control the hair algea. Now that the hair algea is 98% gone, what should I feed them? No fish just yet. I dont have all that much coraline algea yet, so im concerned they wont have enough food. Ive tried dried seaweed in my last tank a few years ago, but I find it really polutes the water quickly. Any other suggestions?

01/27/2007, 06:20 PM	#3
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	I think they will be ok. The snails aren't going to eat the coralline anyhow. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

01/27/2007, 06:26 PM	#4
thecichlidpleco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 1,227	There is most likely plenty in the tank that they can eat that cannot be seen __________________ knowledge is power, power leads to abuse, study hard, be evil Owning a tank is like being with that girlfriend who could care less about you, but you couldn't stand being without her. Current Tank Info: 125 Reef, (3) 250w aquamedic oceanlights ETSS 600 skimmer, mag12 return, (2) Tunze 6055's with 7095 controller, 100 gallon sump

01/27/2007, 07:20 PM	#5
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	You could start feeding some phytoplankton like DT's to keep animals in the live rock going. That'll also help keep the cleanup crew going. Start out with a very light dose. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

01/27/2007, 05:42 PM	#2
supertech3 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: El Paso Posts: 1,206	your cleanup crew should just continue to clean your tank rocks, glass,etc..