95 gallon CUC

MrsHaggis · 12/13/2009, 03:47 PM

Hi Guys

I want to get my CUC on Wednesday and so far my idea is to get:

10 blue legged hermits
5 red legged hermits

20 turbo snails
5 cerinth snails

is that enough?

Chiefsurfer · 12/13/2009, 03:54 PM

I'd double both types of hermits. And triple the cerith(they're about the size of a pencil erasor) Then add something that is going to be a big sand-sifter. Maybe 1 or 2 cucumbers.

Sisterlimonpot · 12/13/2009, 03:56 PM

If you want to keep the snails alive I wouldn't add the hermits. And the turbo snails have a tendency to knock things over. I would suggest ceriths, nassarius and astrea’s. The astrea's and ceriths keep the class and rock work clean and the nassarius borrow in the sand and keep it clean. And I would also suggest an emerald crab as well.

bertoni · 12/13/2009, 07:34 PM

I'd try something like 6-7 cerith and 6-7 Turbo snails, and add more as needed. Are you getting the snails locally?

MrsHaggis · 12/14/2009, 02:57 AM

I'm going to get the snails at my local~(ish) fish shop.

I have one snail (a turbo I think) in there right now from my old tank and he has already done a stellar job on one bit of rock.....

So, I guess I'll get a finer mix of snails then.

thanks for the feedback.

tibob32 · 12/14/2009, 07:24 AM

emerald crab x2
florida fighting conch... man has that thing cleaned up my sand bed!

sedor · 12/14/2009, 07:34 AM

Turbos are the most valuable part of my CUC! Although 20 may be a little much, mine are pretty large. Maybe start with 5 or 6. Otherwise I like using hermits in combination with them because the hermits can't kill them like they do other snails.

MrsHaggis · 12/14/2009, 09:19 AM

Are emerald crabs reef safe?

bertoni · 12/14/2009, 06:25 PM

Emerald crabs often are reef safe. They have been known to eat fish and cause other mayhem, but it seems most of them don't do such things.

12/13/2009, 03:47 PM	#1
MrsHaggis Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St Louis, France Posts: 675	95 gallon CUC Hi Guys I want to get my CUC on Wednesday and so far my idea is to get: 10 blue legged hermits 5 red legged hermits 20 turbo snails 5 cerinth snails is that enough? __________________ Nothing scarier than a clown!! ----------------------------- 1 ClownFish 1 SixLine Wrasse 1 Foxface Rabbitfish Mushrooms Long Polyp Leather Green Anchor Coral Zoanthids Trumpet Coral Goniopora Current Tank Info: 360 litre (95 US Gallons), Tunze DOC Skimmer 9010, Lights: Metal Halide 250 Watt and 2x24 Watt Moon Lights, Tunze MultiController 7095

12/13/2009, 03:56 PM	#3
Sisterlimonpot R.C. Fraternity President Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Litchfeild Park AZ Posts: 11,490 Blog Entries: 2	If you want to keep the snails alive I wouldn't add the hermits. And the turbo snails have a tendency to knock things over. I would suggest ceriths, nassarius and astrea’s. The astrea's and ceriths keep the class and rock work clean and the nassarius borrow in the sand and keep it clean. And I would also suggest an emerald crab as well. __________________ Jimmy MASVC President Dishes are done man! Current Tank Info: 300 in progress

12/13/2009, 07:34 PM	#4
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	I'd try something like 6-7 cerith and 6-7 Turbo snails, and add more as needed. Are you getting the snails locally? __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

12/14/2009, 02:57 AM	#5
MrsHaggis Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St Louis, France Posts: 675	I'm going to get the snails at my local~(ish) fish shop. I have one snail (a turbo I think) in there right now from my old tank and he has already done a stellar job on one bit of rock..... So, I guess I'll get a finer mix of snails then. thanks for the feedback. __________________ Nothing scarier than a clown!! ----------------------------- 1 ClownFish 1 SixLine Wrasse 1 Foxface Rabbitfish Mushrooms Long Polyp Leather Green Anchor Coral Zoanthids Trumpet Coral Goniopora Current Tank Info: 360 litre (95 US Gallons), Tunze DOC Skimmer 9010, Lights: Metal Halide 250 Watt and 2x24 Watt Moon Lights, Tunze MultiController 7095

12/14/2009, 07:34 AM	#7
sedor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 4,689	Turbos are the most valuable part of my CUC! Although 20 may be a little much, mine are pretty large. Maybe start with 5 or 6. Otherwise I like using hermits in combination with them because the hermits can't kill them like they do other snails. __________________ Ryan

12/13/2009, 03:54 PM	#2
Chiefsurfer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Seaside Park, NJ Posts: 2,138	I'd double both types of hermits. And triple the cerith(they're about the size of a pencil erasor) Then add something that is going to be a big sand-sifter. Maybe 1 or 2 cucumbers.

12/14/2009, 07:24 AM	#6
tibob32 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 550	emerald crab x2 florida fighting conch... man has that thing cleaned up my sand bed!

12/14/2009, 09:19 AM	#8
MrsHaggis Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St Louis, France Posts: 675	Are emerald crabs reef safe? __________________ Nothing scarier than a clown!! ----------------------------- 1 ClownFish 1 SixLine Wrasse 1 Foxface Rabbitfish Mushrooms Long Polyp Leather Green Anchor Coral Zoanthids Trumpet Coral Goniopora Current Tank Info: 360 litre (95 US Gallons), Tunze DOC Skimmer 9010, Lights: Metal Halide 250 Watt and 2x24 Watt Moon Lights, Tunze MultiController 7095

12/14/2009, 06:25 PM	#9
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Emerald crabs often are reef safe. They have been known to eat fish and cause other mayhem, but it seems most of them don't do such things. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni