Clean up crew??

[disco bay jn]

I'm just getting my 180g reef/fish combo tank up and running. What are some recomendations for my clean up crew after my tank has cycled? types? number?
Thanks in advance.

 

[who dey]

Originally Posted by Disco Bay JN
I'm just getting my 180g reef/fish combo tank up and running. What are some recomendations for my clean up crew after my tank has cycled? types? number?
Thanks in advance.
the best substrate cleaners by far are crabs. Snails will do wonders on glass but they don't tend to live very long unless you want to spend most of ur day flipping them upright when they fall on their backs. The best mollusk cleaner by far is this fat janitor !!! Tiger Cowry

 

[disco bay jn]

Thanks but how many should I get? Is there a rule of thumb on tank size?

 

[who dey]

Originally Posted by Disco Bay JN
Thanks but how many should I get? Is there a rule of thumb on tank size?
for a 180 i'd get about 20 or so crabs, a handfull of mixed snails and a cowry. The cowry can clean a whole 55gal in almost one evening, no joke (feed all night, amazing) you can spot feed them algae sheets as well. If they run out of rooms to clean LOL

 

[who dey]

once your tank gets a year or so more mature, Linckia's do wonder's on glass as well. Got a new one today. My last one died due to stupidity on my part by not realizing that human skin oils will kill them. My girlfriend liked to pet him?? :thinking: