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07-23-2008, 10:37 PM
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#11 (permalink)
| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Maumelle, AR Age: 34
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Originally Posted by Reeron  As far as Nassarius snails:
I would order from Reefcleaners.org. I'm just waiting for some Florida Cerith Snails to come in, then I will place my order for a cleanup crew. I'd recommend using the "Custom cleanup crew option". Fill out the form (tell them what you already have and what fish you still plan on getting) and John will get back to you with a recommendation. Great service, great prices, great selection. What more could you ask for? |
Amen to that! Mine came in yesterday and my Nassarius look like little race cars scooting around the tank!
I got a custom clean-up crew with hermit crabs and snails (plus he threw in more snails than I paid for) and shipping for less than what 5 hermit crabs and 6 astrea snails cost me at the LFS.
John is AWESOME!!!
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Running my first 25 Gallon reef tank, not fully stocked...born on May 23, 2008! | 
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07-23-2008, 10:42 PM
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#12 (permalink)
| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Maumelle, AR Age: 34
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Originally Posted by aquaboy I dont think thats enough flow. Get a Algae free Maxi jet mod and maxijet 1200 and you will see flow  | I just ordered the Algae Free MJ Mod, hopefully I can clear up my dead spots. Right now I'm running 2-Koralia 1's but the ends of the tanks are still having algae blooms. Nothing out of control, it's just an ugly dead spot. Hopefully the new clean-up crew and the MJ Mod take care of it. Any suggestions, anyone...anyone, on PH placement in a 25G tall (it's like a double 15). | |
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07-24-2008, 04:16 PM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Va/Ct
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Diatoms are only visible when they die and that is what you are seeing their little brown skeletons as their little diatom souls are in diatom hell , Now these guys live off of and feed only on silicates , And if you keep seeing them like this then you either are adding silicates with your top off water or you used a silicate based sand ? or some Rocks loaded with silicates ? But as I said once they are gone from the first cycle then they reappear then you have a food source in there for them.. Snails won't eat them only turn the bodies over and under into the sand.. _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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07-24-2008, 04:24 PM
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| | Bangghai Cardinal
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Shelton, Washington Age: 44
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Thanks to all. Will re-evaluate my clean-up crew, I have ordered my Koralia-3's (two of them) and will investigate the silicate source. Thanks to all. You guys and gals are great. John. _________ 90g HW: 20g L Sump/Fuge, ETSS PS w/Mag9, Ext OF/Rio 2100 RTN, MJ AC 2K3 PH's (2800GPH ttl flow), 300W htr, Gnd Prb, Denitrator, UV, PCs: 2x65, 4x55 Fish: Ylw Tang, LM Blenny, Hmbg, Ylw-tail, Ylw dmsls, Mrn Clown, Coral Beauty, Red Crs Wrsse. Inverts: Snls/HCs, CBS, P-mnt shrimp x2, Sandstar, Condy Anen, Tube Worms. Frags: Frgspwn, Kenya Tree. Corals: GSP, Zoos, Shrooms, Lobo Brain, Turbinaria. Other: 123# LR, 1-2" LS DOB 5/7/08 10g Mtd Pair Fls Perculas, HC/TS, 10# LR, 12lbs LS K-Nano PH AC-30  | 
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07-24-2008, 05:24 PM
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#15 (permalink)
| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Just to add to what has already been added, nassarius snails are carnivores and will not eat algae of any sort.  | |
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07-24-2008, 06:02 PM
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#16 (permalink)
| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kingston, NY
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Originally Posted by ssgheislerswife I got a custom clean-up crew with hermit crabs and snails (plus he threw in more snails than I paid for) and shipping for less than what 5 hermit crabs and 6 astrea snails cost me at the LFS.
John is AWESOME!!! | Besides the Nassarius snails, what other snails did you get? And how many/kind of hermits did you get?
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38 Gallon (restarted 6-14-08 ). 30lbs LR, 40lbs LS, 10g sump/fuge with Chaeto and Mangroves, Current 4x39w T5HO lighting, 2 Koralia #1, AquaC Remora. 2 small colonies of polyps, Cleanup crew (50 Dwarf Ceriths, 16 Florida Ceriths, 10 Nassarius Vibex, 14 Blue-leg Hermits, 1 Limpet).
20 Gallon. 15lbs LR, 20lbs Crushed Coral (replacing with LS), 65w Current PC lighting, SeaClone 100 (replacing with a Remora), Skilter 250, 2 Powersweep 212's. | |
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07-24-2008, 09:21 PM
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#17 (permalink)
| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lakewood, CA Age: 34
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Originally Posted by aquaboy I dont think thats enough flow. Get a Algae free Maxi jet mod and maxijet 1200 and you will see flow |
100% agree with that. I had a 1200 and 900 MJ in my 75G, got the MOD for both, turned out to be way way too much. Took the 900 out and it's beautiful! Best investment in PH's. _________ Kimmy | |
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07-24-2008, 10:58 PM
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#18 (permalink)
| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Maumelle, AR Age: 34
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Originally Posted by Reeron Besides the Nassarius snails, what other snails did you get? And how many/kind of hermits did you get? | I got 10 blue leg hermits, 25 dwarf cerith, 10 Florida cerith, 12 Nassarius Vibex
I have a 25G with a low bio-load (1 fish) and about 1/3 to 1/2 of my substrate is covered with live rock. I also have a 4 inch sand bed and 40 lbs of live rock.
The Nassarius mostly eat decaying matter from under the substrate. The ceriths are the algae monsters. My front corners looked like crap (I don't have diatoms...BTW) and within 24-48 hours they're almost clean. They'll have plenty of algae on the glass and rock to keep them fed...
I also have a few macroalgae frags. I love the look of a planted tank! I posted some pics this morning under the heading "macroalgae." | |
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