Clean up crew
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mikeyjer
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Originally Posted by shista
i ahve recently had some litle brown parts in my sand. is this diatoms? its also on some pieces of LR. would a a clean up crew do the job?? wat kind of cluean uo crew shud i gte i ahve a 44 gal tank. i dont want to spend more than $10 on clean up crew. and do they remove nitrates?
IF you think like that, you probably shouldn't get into this hobby. This hobby is quite costly. Get the necessary clean up crews, it keeps your tank clean and hassle free. No they don't remove nitrates, but they prevent nitrates from building up since they eat up all the waste. Like it was posted before, $10 you can get a small hermit crab with about 5 snails. Mine LFS's prices went up high! Cause of gas prices. So maybe just one hermit with just a few snails here at my LFS. Diatoms can be caused by using tap water and is this a new tank? It shows up during the end process of cycling. Nothing to worry about since it goes away eventually. My hermits did clean those stuffs off though. :happyfish
i ahve recently had some litle brown parts in my sand. is this diatoms? its also on some pieces of LR. would a a clean up crew do the job?? wat kind of cluean uo crew shud i gte i ahve a 44 gal tank. i dont want to spend more than $10 on clean up crew. and do they remove nitrates?
IF you think like that, you probably shouldn't get into this hobby. This hobby is quite costly. Get the necessary clean up crews, it keeps your tank clean and hassle free. No they don't remove nitrates, but they prevent nitrates from building up since they eat up all the waste. Like it was posted before, $10 you can get a small hermit crab with about 5 snails. Mine LFS's prices went up high! Cause of gas prices. So maybe just one hermit with just a few snails here at my LFS. Diatoms can be caused by using tap water and is this a new tank? It shows up during the end process of cycling. Nothing to worry about since it goes away eventually. My hermits did clean those stuffs off though. :happyfish
jmick
Active Member
Originally Posted by shista
ya its a new tank. do u think about 5 snails and 2 hermits will get rid of them? plus its a pendagon so its higher than how mide it so wicj means less sand room
Please use spell check in the future...we can't help you if we can't understand what you're writing. I agree, if $10 is breaking the bank then you are in the wrong hobby.
ya its a new tank. do u think about 5 snails and 2 hermits will get rid of them? plus its a pendagon so its higher than how mide it so wicj means less sand room
Please use spell check in the future...we can't help you if we can't understand what you're writing. I agree, if $10 is breaking the bank then you are in the wrong hobby.
maeistero
Active Member
sorry if i seemed a bit rude in my earlier post
i would suggest a larger cleaning crew if it was my tank. also remember to test your tank for freshwater contaminates before your cycle is done.
if you look around or experiment you'll soon discover that every hobbiest's experience is differing. generally spend some cash on test kits and keeping water quality genuine. read up here and you'll learn everything w/o buying a book.
good luck and welcome to the world of psychohobbiests again.
i would suggest a larger cleaning crew if it was my tank. also remember to test your tank for freshwater contaminates before your cycle is done.
if you look around or experiment you'll soon discover that every hobbiest's experience is differing. generally spend some cash on test kits and keeping water quality genuine. read up here and you'll learn everything w/o buying a book.
good luck and welcome to the world of psychohobbiests again.
corntoe
New Member
Originally Posted by Jmick
Please use spell check in the future...we can't help you if we can't understand what you're writing. I agree, if $10 is breaking the bank then you are in the wrong hobby.
just in case you can't figure it out, it's spelt penTagon
lol breakin the bank never heard of it
woo hoo first post
.... lovin the smilies :jumping:
Please use spell check in the future...we can't help you if we can't understand what you're writing. I agree, if $10 is breaking the bank then you are in the wrong hobby.
just in case you can't figure it out, it's spelt penTagon
lol breakin the bank never heard of it
woo hoo first post
.... lovin the smilies :jumping:
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sinner's girl
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to remove nitrates do a water change. don't add any inverts or fish unless your nitrates are under 20.
Don't use tap water, don't overfeed and don't over crowd (have too many fish in your tank),and you'll have less of a problem with nitrates. the more lr, the better.
Don't use tap water, don't overfeed and don't over crowd (have too many fish in your tank),and you'll have less of a problem with nitrates. the more lr, the better.
tinmanny
Member
Shista they are not trying to offend you or get you to quit, but they are right the cleanup crew is one of the most beneficial parts to the tanks survival with out the proper crew you will be plagued with problems and will loose fish so I recommend that you get a crew and attempt to build it up to the proper size for your tank. There is plenty of reading here and other sights about it to help
Good luck
by the way welcome aboard
Manny
Good luck
by the way welcome aboard
Manny
royal gang
Active Member
Get A Cleaner Clam!!!