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09/15/2003, 10:54 PM
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reccomandation for cleanup crew
hey wad clean up crew do u ppl go for?
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#3
09/15/2003, 11:14 PM
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For a full reef I would do the following critters (top to bottom according to quantity):
Turbo Snails Red Legged Hermits Bumblebee Snails Abalone (only if need be) Brittle Star/Tiger Stripped (only if need be) |
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#4
09/15/2003, 11:18 PM
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What is your tank setup? What type of lighting, circulation etc...? If you do not have much of a bio-load then you can buy some snails. I don't use crabs much after a few bad experiences with them. I only have three at most and they are small hermit crabs. But I do have allot of turbo snails. They do their job well. There are many types of clean up crews you can purchase. I would recommend doing a search on a starter cleanup crew. Do some more research and find out what best fits you and your setup. You do not even know how much this Community of Reefers has helped me advance through my learning process.
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#5
09/16/2003, 01:31 AM
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thanks alot for the replies... i am currently using a normal flouresence lighting and a normal overhead filter... as this is the very first tank i have ever setup, i intend to trial out first...
my tank is currently doing very well with healthy corals and inhabitants... currently having 1 clarkii clown 1 tomato clown 1 flame goby 2 neon damsel 2 striped damsel 1 blue damsel 1 boxing shrimp 1 sebae anemone 1 bubble tip anemone 2 sponge 1 bubble coral 1 cateye coral 1 hammer coral 1 maximas clam just notice that my tank is getting abit dirty from all the waste of the fishes... currently having undergravel filter but have yet to start it but as i've heard about the constraints of using it... thus i wanted to get some cleanup crew that will not affect any corals... i've just saw a small tiny crab in my tank not too long ago not sure wad it is... |
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#6
09/16/2003, 02:03 AM
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UMM HOLY OVERSTOCK batman!
You don't need a cleanup crew IMO...you need to reduce the bioload. How long has your tank been up and running? And how long have you had all this stuff?
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Malama Pono Ua mau ke'ea o'ka aina i ka pono "He who has large reef tank has small wallet" |
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09/16/2003, 02:11 AM
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been running for the most 2 mths... the hard corals were in for about 2 weeks... everything is doin well... very well infact that the fishes are super responsive to handfeed food....lol
seems to most ppl it's overstocked but i feel that it is just nice.... not gonna add anymore fishes... just intend to get a last coral ( plate coral or flower pot) the only problem with it is the fishes waste.... it's becoming an ugly sight on my sand bed... |
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#8
09/16/2003, 02:30 AM
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2 clowns, 1 goby, 5 damsels, 1 shrimp, corals....
That is a lot for a 22 gallon tank. I would get pretty religious about water changes and syphoning the fish waste out OFTEN. You almost have as many fish as I do in my 90g with a 42g sump.... 
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#9
09/16/2003, 02:40 AM
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Damn I hate when I get sidetracked. I must be getting old...
I recommend Mexican turbo snails #1, astreas, margaritas are good as well. Scarlet hermits and Mexican red leg are good (scarlet are the best IMO). I like emerald crabs. I would get a sand sifting star and maybe a cleaner shrimp if they get along with your boxer (never heard of it sorry).
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#10
09/16/2003, 02:55 AM
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OMG... guess i gotta try removing some fishes... that's if i can catch em... lol was thinking of cleaner shrimps... heard they are relatively ok with other shrimps... but not too sure abt turbo snails... they look abit wierd in a small tank like mine.. lol
hermit? they do need extra shells once they get bigger right? where am i gonna get them? |
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#12
09/16/2003, 09:02 PM
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ok... but will they harm my corals?
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#13
09/16/2003, 09:04 PM
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i'm afraid the hermit will nibble at the corals.... feather dusters? will they get affectect too? i'm more interested to have a reef tank rather then a fish tank.. LOL
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#15
09/17/2003, 12:40 AM
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yeah i know tube worms... so they will not harm the corals yeah.. so wad abt how fast will the hermit grow?
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#17
09/17/2003, 01:09 AM
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ok... so wad are their behavior like?
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#20
09/17/2003, 09:13 PM
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the maximas is doin very well... lost abit of it's blue coloring though... but considering i'm using a nprmal flou lighting and that it's 1 1/2 feet below the lighting, i think it is doing very well...
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#21
09/17/2003, 09:16 PM
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just a thot... my maxima now opens up alot... it responds to shadows abut it doesn't close up totally.. not too sure why... and just that day, i was stung my me BTA when the anemone was floating around the tank.... the flesh that was stung did not come of the shell only untill about 3 days later... just checked it in the morn... doin well.. =)
any comments?? and sry.. no photos yet... |
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