Clean up crew for a 10 gal...suggestions

Mavjoy · 08-18-2008, 11:57 PM

Hello everyone. Just finished doing a water change and everything is good in terms of water parameters. I'm thinking about purchasing a clean up crew within a few days from now. I'm new about these things. Some snails(which one?), i'm looking for smaller size snails. A crab or a shrimp would be nice too. How many do i need?

Varga · 08-19-2008, 12:05 AM

I'd go with 10 Astrea snails and 20 micro blue leg crabs, and 10 nassarius snails, they live in the sand

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Jeremy0322 · 08-19-2008, 12:12 AM

All that for a 10 gallon? I thought you were supposed to do one per 2 gallons or something like that, it just seems like a large amount for a small tank.

Mavjoy · 08-19-2008, 12:23 AM

That seems too much for my 10 gallon. I was thinking of 4-5 snails and 1 shrimp. Is peppermint shrimp any good than a cleaner shrimp? What do you call the tiny black snails? sorry for being a noob.

Varga · 08-19-2008, 12:37 AM

those shrimps dont clean your tank. peppermint may eat apstasia, cleaner shrimp cleans your fish

zeus_roush · 08-19-2008, 12:45 AM

i personally agree with varga, considering the chance of overfeeding in a ten gallon tank. more clean up crew the better. except the nassarius again considering it a ten gallon i doubt it will have much of a sand bed if any.

Mavjoy · 08-19-2008, 01:41 AM

I'm only planning to put a neon goby and maybe a clown for fish. The rest will be lps, shrooms n zoos. I like smaller snails so it won't knock my rocks when they move. Not using the shrimp as a clean up crew. I just wanna have one.

slakker · 08-19-2008, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by zeus_roush

i personally agree with varga, considering the chance of overfeeding in a ten gallon tank. more clean up crew the better. except the nassarius again considering it a ten gallon i doubt it will have much of a sand bed if any.

Interesting, I just setup a 8 Gallon and never thought to "over stock" with CUC because I will overfeed, which I know I'm doing in both my 14 and 8 nano... good tip, I'll try this..

BigAl07 · 08-19-2008, 07:54 AM

Granted you do want a "Healthy" CUC for a 10g but keep in mind they too produce a large amount of by-products which will pollute the tank just as well as the "over-feeding". They only utilize about 10 -20% of what they take in which leaves the rest to decay and foul your tank. I find it highly disturbing to go into a 10g tank with the notion of over-feeding on your mind. Granted it's "Easier" to do with a 10g but in that same token that should make you strive even harder to NOT over feed.

I'm not just "blowing steam" here as I HAVE a 10g, 12g and a 6g Reef Tank. Trust me when I say stock light and feed lightly. I have my 10g tank (the FragTank) set up with tons of CUC (not sure how many of what because it just gets some dropped in here and there from the other tank), 1 purple lobster, and one 6-line wrasse. I feed very sparingly and this tank is almost on Auto-Pilot with maintenance. I change our 30%+ a week in the water change for good measure.

I really like going to reefcleaners.org for my CUC. Once there you can go to the "CUC Calculater" located at ReefCleaners.org and input your tank specs. From there John will email you his suggestions for a CUC. Be warned... at first it may seem "Heavy" but I HIGHLY trust his suggestions as I feel it went a LONG way to resolving a nasty algae problem I WAS having in my 90g tank.

Good luck and Happy Reefing

lcstorc · 08-19-2008, 11:23 AM

No crabs for me. Love nassarius and astrea snails. Turbos are great but they are bulldozers.

08-18-2008, 11:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mavjoy Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: san jose ca. Posts: 913 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Clean up crew for a 10 gal...suggestions Hello everyone. Just finished doing a water change and everything is good in terms of water parameters. I'm thinking about purchasing a clean up crew within a few days from now. I'm new about these things. Some snails(which one?), i'm looking for smaller size snails. A crab or a shrimp would be nice too. How many do i need?

08-19-2008, 12:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
Varga Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,368 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Clean up crew for a 10 gal...suggestions I'd go with 10 Astrea snails and 20 micro blue leg crabs, and 10 nassarius snails, they live in the sand . __________________ Varga's Cube http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...on-cube-5.html

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Jeremy0322 Tridacna maxima Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 4,784 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Clean up crew for a 10 gal...suggestions All that for a 10 gallon? I thought you were supposed to do one per 2 gallons or something like that, it just seems like a large amount for a small tank. __________________ UNCW 2011 -Marine Biology Major -Oceanography Minor The old 90 Gallon Build r.i.p Only after the last tree's cut And the last river poisoned Only after the last fish is caught Will you find that money cannot be eaten....

08-19-2008, 12:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mavjoy Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: san jose ca. Posts: 913 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Clean up crew for a 10 gal...suggestions That seems too much for my 10 gallon. I was thinking of 4-5 snails and 1 shrimp. Is peppermint shrimp any good than a cleaner shrimp? What do you call the tiny black snails? sorry for being a noob.

08-19-2008, 12:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
Varga Manta Ray Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 3,368 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Clean up crew for a 10 gal...suggestions those shrimps dont clean your tank. peppermint may eat apstasia, cleaner shrimp cleans your fish __________________ Varga's Cube http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...on-cube-5.html

08-19-2008, 12:45 AM	#6 (permalink)
zeus_roush Serpent Star Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: pa Posts: 226 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Clean up crew for a 10 gal...suggestions i personally agree with varga, considering the chance of overfeeding in a ten gallon tank. more clean up crew the better. except the nassarius again considering it a ten gallon i doubt it will have much of a sand bed if any.

08-19-2008, 01:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
Mavjoy Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: san jose ca. Posts: 913 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Clean up crew for a 10 gal...suggestions I'm only planning to put a neon goby and maybe a clown for fish. The rest will be lps, shrooms n zoos. I like smaller snails so it won't knock my rocks when they move. Not using the shrimp as a clean up crew. I just wanna have one.

08-19-2008, 07:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Nerd :) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 24,134 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Clean up crew for a 10 gal...suggestions Granted you do want a "Healthy" CUC for a 10g but keep in mind they too produce a large amount of by-products which will pollute the tank just as well as the "over-feeding". They only utilize about 10 -20% of what they take in which leaves the rest to decay and foul your tank. I find it highly disturbing to go into a 10g tank with the notion of over-feeding on your mind. Granted it's "Easier" to do with a 10g but in that same token that should make you strive even harder to NOT over feed. I'm not just "blowing steam" here as I HAVE a 10g, 12g and a 6g Reef Tank. Trust me when I say stock light and feed lightly. I have my 10g tank (the FragTank) set up with tons of CUC (not sure how many of what because it just gets some dropped in here and there from the other tank), 1 purple lobster, and one 6-line wrasse. I feed very sparingly and this tank is almost on Auto-Pilot with maintenance. I change our 30%+ a week in the water change for good measure. I really like going to reefcleaners.org for my CUC. Once there you can go to the "CUC Calculater" located at ReefCleaners.org and input your tank specs. From there John will email you his suggestions for a CUC. Be warned... at first it may seem "Heavy" but I HIGHLY trust his suggestions as I feel it went a LONG way to resolving a nasty algae problem I WAS having in my 90g tank. Good luck and Happy Reefing __________________ > > > >Read ME < < < < when you're in need of answers or help with your tank. *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! Big Al's 10g.... BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle.... Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef.... DIY LED Fixture - Allens OFFICE 12g by chipmunkofdoom2

08-19-2008, 11:23 AM	#10 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,482 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Clean up crew for a 10 gal...suggestions No crabs for me. Love nassarius and astrea snails. Turbos are great but they are bulldozers. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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