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01-29-2006, 04:09 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Oct 2005
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 |  tank cleaners
Can some tell me what should I use for a tank cleaning package. I have 40 gl tank
40 lb of live rock 70 lb live sand | 
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01-29-2006, 06:08 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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Ok well, there are many ways to go. You can either get hermit or snails...you can get both...but usually the snails become very nice looking cars to the hermits and well...lets just say that the hermits need a car XD so for a 40 gal i would either get 10-20 small hermits or 10-20 small nerites or margarita snails...besides that you can maybe get a turbo snail or 2 for the hair algae and a few nassarius snails  _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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01-29-2006, 06:32 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: May 2003 Location: ,
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Check out this sight: www.garf.org
I have had good success with their "reef janitor" packages. There is definately some die out over time, but I've never noticed the hermit crabs attacking the snails. | |
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01-29-2006, 06:37 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: jonesboro, arkansas Age: 29
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just get some of them all. some will die some will not. most will not. their cheap. you'll be fine. turbo snails are cool but they tend to rearrange the scenery. so beware.
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125 gallon glass. 3 10k 250w metal halides, 1 4ft 110w vho actinic. who knows how much live rock. yellow tang, domino, cinnamon clown, percula clown, flame angel,peppermint shrimp, camel shrimp, skunk shrimp, a few turbo snails, lots of hermit crabs, leather coral, branching frogspawn, mushrooms, too much xenia, and several different zoo's and button polyps | |
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01-29-2006, 06:49 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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yes, turbos are great but there is a dark side to anything...i find that nerite snails are great they stay small and are really good with the glass | |
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01-29-2006, 07:01 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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I'm partial to nerites and nassarith snails which stay small and are great detrius eaters. Trochus snails are great film algae eaters and dont get too big. Cerith snails are great too! They will do a good job of cleaning the glass right at or below the top of your sand bed. I would get about 7-10 of each and a few scarlet red hermits. Marguerita snails do a great job but are a cold water snail found of the coast of southern california and mexico, therefore they tend not to be as long lived as the others IMHO. _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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01-29-2006, 07:02 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brooklyn
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One of my favorte is the nassarius snail. They will consume uneaten food, decaying organics, and fish waste. They also bury themselves in the sand and come out to feed.
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55 gallon. PC lights 12K/Actinic/Moon, Chiller, Powerhead, Prizm Skimmer, Fluval, Eheim Pro2 | |
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01-29-2006, 07:18 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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^^ love those little guys! they always come out at nigt
also if you can get tolkien cowries where you are, get em, they are one of the few reef safe cowries and are just so cool...they will eat anything including algae | |
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01-29-2006, 07:37 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: jonesboro, arkansas Age: 29
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i like the nassarius snails too. they dont let anything decay. | |
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