astrea snails

[chadman]

i saw on this site that they are selling 10 astrea turbo snails for 1.99 i have a 30g tank will ten be too many?? it seems like a great deal!

 

[drew2005]

Originally Posted by chadman
i saw on this site that they are selling 10 astrea turbo snails for 1.99 i have a 30g tank will ten be too many?? it seems like a great deal!
You'll be ok with 10. Id say even 20 you should be ok. Do you have a decent amount of algae growth?

 

[chadman]

i am having a slight brownish green algae growth on both my filters and the glass walls....i also have 35plus lbs of lr...or do they not feed on anything on the rocks?

 

[chadman]

also do u think a cleaner clam would be a good addition or should i stick with a more traditional clean up crew?

 

[stanlalee]

I had 10 in my 30 gallon (now 8 damn snails cant turn themselves over when they fall upside down). Thats just about right in a reef tank. They do a good job on the liverock but dont work fast enough to keep the glass clean. You probably want a more aggressive or faster working algae eating snail for that.