clean up crew recommendations?

[undertcontrolj]

Okay so here is the custom cleaner that reefcleaner.org came up with for me. I have a total water volume of about 40 gallons. So I just typed in the info to them to see what they came up with for a clean up crew. So know i am posting their findings here. So let me know what you guys thing I should use and not use. Thanks, Justin



50 Dwarf Ceriths - small effective cleaners
18 Nassarius
10 Limpets
2 Chitons (Express Mail)
15 Florida Ceriths
12 Blue Leg Hermits (Express Mail)
1 five packs of mangroves
1 chaeto

 

[fallinapart]

I might drop the mangroves unless your sump can handle them, they do require special conditions and spraying with rodi water every day. Also I can give you all the cheato you can use. all the others are just fine.

 

[james3370]

can you elaborate on the conditions they require???

ie....what kind of substrate, substrate depth, lighting type & how much & how long, etc?

 

[NeveSSL]

This is the article Norman sent me last time I asked him:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-12/ac/feature/index.php



Brandon

 

[fallinapart]

Yes, that is a great resource, and I kept them for a few months until they died. They could be very challenging but then so is salt water reefs, just depends on how much you want to keep them. I guess I did not want them bad enough to keep them is the best environment. Money & time both discouraged me, but it was fun to try.

 

[undertcontrolj]

So the clean up crew that they recommended is okay, except for the mangrove? I was just wondering if it was to much for a 29 gallon display, 10 gallon sump and about 3 gallon refug

 

[NeveSSL]

To be honest, I would think it could be slightly too much, but maybe not.

Brandon

 

[Michael Brumit]

Seems a little much but it may work out just fine.