Recommend me a none-intertidal CUC????

m0nkie · 03/10/2015, 01:52 PM

Hi guys. Starting a second tank and would like some new CUC. Key thing is none-intertidal. what I really dislike about reefcleaner CUC are those Nerite and Dwarf Cerith snails. They sleep on the glass / water line all night. Most of the times I'm staring at snails on front glass panel.

I have a 150gallon.

so far I plan to have these transferred from old tank:
-20 small Nassarius Snails + a few xlarge Nassarius
-10 Trochus Snails
-2 Fighting Conch

I may need a few algae cleaners that will clean the rocks.. I really like those Scarlet Hermits. but read plenty mix reviews on hermits.

Any other recommendations?

mr.maroonsalty · 03/10/2015, 02:35 PM

Collonista snails, mini brittle stars, bristle worms, algae magnet.

skeeter_ca · 03/10/2015, 03:13 PM

I would recommend a lot more of the small Nassarius Snails. They are small so there needs to be a lot more to keep the sand bed stirred up. I think the astrea snails work pretty good to keep the algae down to a minimum on the live rock, but they do like glass also. And of course some turbo snails are kinda cool. I have heard complaints of them knocking over stuff but I have never had a problem with them. I like the antics of crabs and hermit crabs but there appetite for meat is too much for me to handle, so I don't carry those anymore.

03/10/2015, 01:52 PM	#1
m0nkie Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: LA Posts: 6,264	Recommend me a none-intertidal CUC???? Hi guys. Starting a second tank and would like some new CUC. Key thing is none-intertidal. what I really dislike about reefcleaner CUC are those Nerite and Dwarf Cerith snails. They sleep on the glass / water line all night. Most of the times I'm staring at snails on front glass panel. I have a 150gallon. so far I plan to have these transferred from old tank: -20 small Nassarius Snails + a few xlarge Nassarius -10 Trochus Snails -2 Fighting Conch I may need a few algae cleaners that will clean the rocks.. I really like those Scarlet Hermits. but read plenty mix reviews on hermits. Any other recommendations? __________________ 560gal in the making

03/10/2015, 02:35 PM	#2
mr.maroonsalty Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: upstateny Posts: 2,504	Collonista snails, mini brittle stars, bristle worms, algae magnet. __________________ Back from the dead! Current Tank Info: 140 dt reef

03/10/2015, 03:13 PM	#3
skeeter_ca Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Yucaipa, CA Posts: 1,007	I would recommend a lot more of the small Nassarius Snails. They are small so there needs to be a lot more to keep the sand bed stirred up. I think the astrea snails work pretty good to keep the algae down to a minimum on the live rock, but they do like glass also. And of course some turbo snails are kinda cool. I have heard complaints of them knocking over stuff but I have never had a problem with them. I like the antics of crabs and hermit crabs but there appetite for meat is too much for me to handle, so I don't carry those anymore. __________________ skeeter - It is easier to ask for forgiveness than premission. My motto to my wife. Current Tank Info: 75rr,6"dsb,refugium,auto top-off & semi-auto water changer, OM squirt. 4 MJs 1200, Started on 03/03/06