what will clean my tank

[datsunfiveten]

hey guys i have a 180 gal reef tank it is my first saltwater tank. i got it complete and up and running. i got it from some one as is so i dontknow what everything is in the tank exactly i am working on learning what it all is. i have 2 clown fish 1 tang and 2 pjs. and one long black spiny sea urchin. the rest is assorted coral some lethers, sponges mushrooms at least i think so. anyway i am looking for things to add that will help clean the tank. i know theres lots out there i dont even know where to begin. algae isnt a problem yet but it seems to be slowly getting worse. so somthing that can help there would be good. i was considering some shrimp but again i have no idea where to start heres some pictures shortly after move still kinda cloudy but it looks pretty good now

 

[lucidheights]

check out reefcleaners.org and check out the custom cleanup crews tab. But as other people here will tell you, clean up crews are only a band aid when it comes to algae. Keep up with water changes, clean your skimmer neck often, use macro algae, install gfo reactor and read read read! Good luck

 

[datsunfiveten]

Ok thanks allot I know it's me that has to do the real cleaning but as far as I know there is no clean up crew in the tank. Plus I think some of the shrimp are kinda cool. If they won't eat any of the coral thanks for info

 

[choboreef]

Tangs are great for cleaning up the algae mess, better than some snails.
So you're off to a good start. Depending on what you want cleaned, there's a large variety, as someone mentioned above. Reference the site and it should explain in great detail. Goodluck.

 

[datsunfiveten]

I guess the issue I'm having is because I'm new to this hobby is that I'm not sure what typ of algae I have growing. It takes about a week for it to be appearNt on the glass enough to where I scrape it off.