Clean up crew for 22 gallon...?

[willlovesfish]

I have a 22 gallon tall cube tank that is fowlr. I am wondering what all I should use as a clean up crew? I currently have 2 cleaner shrimp and that's it for now. I have 4 fish total and a Orange Linckia star fish. My live rock is getting a lot of alge on it and needs cleaning, only takes a matter of days to get dirty it seems, and I do have a powerhead rated at 300gph in there as well.
From doing some research I have found a Turbo Snail and a Queen Conch to be good inverts for clean up, but what else should I use? Also, how many of each should I have for my size tank?
Thanks in advance for your help,
Will

 

[new2salt1]

Originally Posted by WillLovesFish
I have a 22 gallon tall cube tank that is fowlr. I am wondering what all I should use as a clean up crew? I currently have 2 cleaner shrimp and that's it for now. I have 4 fish total and a Orange Linckia star fish. My live rock is getting a lot of alge on it and needs cleaning, only takes a matter of days to get dirty it seems, and I do have a powerhead rated at 300gph in there as well.
From doing some research I have found a Turbo Snail and a Queen Conch to be good inverts for clean up, but what else should I use? Also, how many of each should I have for my size tank?
Thanks in advance for your help,
Will
Some say 1.5 snails to 1 gal of water and .75 hermits to 1 gal.
Personally, I love nassarius snails. The foot is like 3x the length of the shell, and they look VERY cool. Most of their shells look like they have a porcelain finish.

 

[willlovesfish]

Thanks for the info.
I have been looking into the Nassarius snail and he does look pretty sweet. I will probably go with a mix of them and the Turbo snails.
Anyone else have some opinions...?

 

[jigga w00t]

Originally Posted by New2Salt1
Some say 1.5 snails to 1 gal of water and .75 hermits to 1 gal.
Personally, I love nassarius snails. The foot is like 3x the length of the shell, and they look VERY cool. Most of their shells look like they have a porcelain finish.
I couldn't imagine that many snails and hermit crabs in my 24g nano...
I have 4 hermits: 1 scarlet, 2 blue-legged, and 1 halloween hermit; 2 nassarius snails (they bury themselves in the sand), 4 astrea snails, 1 rather large turbo snail, 3 bumble bee snails, and 1 other snail I forget the name but has a cone-shaped shell... Algae is still a little out of control but its probably my fault for leaving the lights on for too long...

 

[jrthomas40]

you can put about 20 - 25 of the small blue leg hermits they usually stay fairly small....probably would do anymore than 5 or 6 snails as if you run out of food for them you just end up with a bunch of shells

 

[willlovesfish]

Thanks for the tips everyone.
Went and got 5 Turbo snails yesterday-3 Mexican Turbos and 2 Astreas. I also have 2 Cleaner Shrimps and one Peppermint Shrimp. Will probably go with the blue leg hermits as suggested.