algea eaters

[danfrith]

IYO, wat is the best snail to buy for controlling algea? also what else works well against algea? I have 4 blue legged hermits + 2 turbo snails in my 12 gal. nano, but they dont seem to do anything. I added 4 atrea snails today and 1 emerald crab that will hopefully help.

[drummereef]

Saint Louis! WooHoo! Depends on the type of algae you want to get rid of. Nutrient export is the best way to rid you tank of it, imo. RO/DI water, fuge w/macro, feed less. All things that will help in the long run. I've had success with Astreas, Nassarius, and Cerith. Not necessarily all for algae, but they do a good job with the cleanup.

How old is the tank?

[lux_06]

go for trochus snails, there mowing cyano down for me. but dont make much impression on the hair algea.