How many tank cleaners per gallon?

lazluvtoo · 06/17/2010, 12:54 PM

I have a 90 gal s/w reef tank and am looking into stocking it with turbo snails and blue legged hermit crabs.

How many of each would be acceptable in a tank my size?

Thanks!

skibum9884 · 06/17/2010, 02:17 PM

there are several websites that sell pre-packaged tank cleaners by tank size. You should have a look at a few. Some RC Sponsors with them are Live Aquaria and Blue Zoo.

Even if you're not going to buy from them, it should give you an idea as to the quantity.

lazluvtoo · 06/17/2010, 02:22 PM

Thanks so much for the feedback...I will check out those sites!

jb61264 · 06/17/2010, 02:47 PM

Tampa Bay Saltwater is another good one that is a RC sponsor

travis32 · 06/17/2010, 03:21 PM

I've heard it said that those packages are relatively large packages for the tank size. I agree it's a good starting point... I think a 80 - 100 snails for a 55g tank is a bit over kill.

I have at most half of that.

sedor · 06/17/2010, 03:34 PM

Your CUC really depends on the specific needs of your tank. A good starting point would be 5 or 6 turbos, and about 60 hermits. If you have sand get some nassarius snails as well.

trwells · 06/17/2010, 05:32 PM

Start small and add as needed as algae and other things in need of cleaning appear.

Otherwise: lots of algae = large investment = really clean tank = not enough food for CUC = dead CUC = high nitrates = lots of algae.... (the process is circular)

I also am not a hermit crab fan. They tend to kill/eat snails and are willing to hold out for days as the snail slowly starves to death just for its shell. To borrow an analogy I once read on this board (I think): Would you rather have a shiny new home or a shiny new home that was full of cheeseburgers?

06/17/2010, 12:54 PM	#1
lazluvtoo Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clermont, Florida Posts: 249	How many tank cleaners per gallon? I have a 90 gal s/w reef tank and am looking into stocking it with turbo snails and blue legged hermit crabs. How many of each would be acceptable in a tank my size? Thanks! __________________ If my tank is beautiful...life is beautiful!! Current Tank Info: 90 gl reef containing mostly mushrooms & polyps, a bubble and a leather. Tangs, green reef cromis', and a maroon clown and his carpet anemone

06/17/2010, 02:22 PM	#3
lazluvtoo Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Clermont, Florida Posts: 249	Thanks so much for the feedback...I will check out those sites! __________________ If my tank is beautiful...life is beautiful!! Current Tank Info: 90 gl reef containing mostly mushrooms & polyps, a bubble and a leather. Tangs, green reef cromis', and a maroon clown and his carpet anemone

06/17/2010, 02:47 PM	#4
jb61264 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,112	Tampa Bay Saltwater is another good one that is a RC sponsor __________________ In the end (and the begining) we're all just stardust anyway... Current Tank Info: 75 gallon SPS reef/55 gallon sump/6x54W TEK T5HO/Reef Octopus 200 Extreme Skimmer/Reef Octopus Single Chamber Calcium Reactor/RKL

06/17/2010, 03:34 PM	#6
sedor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 4,689	Your CUC really depends on the specific needs of your tank. A good starting point would be 5 or 6 turbos, and about 60 hermits. If you have sand get some nassarius snails as well. __________________ Ryan

06/17/2010, 05:32 PM	#7
trwells Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lubbock, Tx Posts: 248	Start small and add as needed as algae and other things in need of cleaning appear. Otherwise: lots of algae = large investment = really clean tank = not enough food for CUC = dead CUC = high nitrates = lots of algae.... (the process is circular) I also am not a hermit crab fan. They tend to kill/eat snails and are willing to hold out for days as the snail slowly starves to death just for its shell. To borrow an analogy I once read on this board (I think): Would you rather have a shiny new home or a shiny new home that was full of cheeseburgers? __________________ "I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite." - G. K. Chesterton Current Tank Info: 39 gallon CAD Lights

06/17/2010, 02:17 PM	#2
skibum9884 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1,157	there are several websites that sell pre-packaged tank cleaners by tank size. You should have a look at a few. Some RC Sponsors with them are Live Aquaria and Blue Zoo. Even if you're not going to buy from them, it should give you an idea as to the quantity.

06/17/2010, 03:21 PM	#5
travis32 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: West Fargo, ND Posts: 2,161	I've heard it said that those packages are relatively large packages for the tank size. I agree it's a good starting point... I think a 80 - 100 snails for a 55g tank is a bit over kill. I have at most half of that.

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