Cleaning crew?

[smilingcrafter]

I have a 90 gal. reef tank. I am in need of a cleaning crew to help keep down undesirables in the tank. Can you recommend what kind of crabs, snails, and or others that would be good to have for this duty, and what numbers of these I should have?
Thanks,

 

[Sepeku]

With 2 years salt water experience I think you already know what you need.

I'd pick up a few Asterea Snails and a handful of Ceriths. Maybe 30 total for your tank. After that, maybe another bottom dweller that suits your fancy.
The key here is letting the tank naturally balance itself out. The Microfuana will do a lot of the work on a live rock tank. The rest is elbow grease and a herbivorous grazer.

Though there is a wide variety of opinions on what a clean up crew is necessary for. So be braced for it. Personally I think they are incredibly over sold and over rated.

 

[Shane Hoffman]

5 turbos
15 nasseraus (sry bout spelling)
6 to 10 hermits
fox face rabbit if you like em are great for algae
2 emeralds.....

 

[Shane Hoffman]

ahhh my bad....

I meant Ceriths....not the mispelled snail I tried to mention above....not only was it mispelled but typos also and bad advice....sry I type way to fast at times