Clean up crew

[reef champ]

What should I include in a clean up crew for a 30g tank with 50 lbs of live rock and no sand. Planning on having plenty of corals and T5 HO lighting.

 

[meowzer]

In my 29G mixed reef, I have 1 emeral crab, 1 sally lightfoot, a couple of scarlet hermits, probably a dozen or more astreas, cerith, nassarius snails....a bunch of mini florida ceriths
I did not get all of them all at once, and I wouldn't advize you to either.....after your cycle, start out with a few of each of the snails.....add gradually after that, like your first fish, then maybe a few more cuc....etc etc

 

[xcali1985]

If you plan on having corals I would add sand now. Sand is a great buffer for your water parameters, along with also being a place for food for them to grow and flourish.

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by Xcali1985
http:///forum/post/3279429
If you plan on having corals I would add sand now. Sand is a great buffer for your water parameters, along with also being a place for food for them to grow and flourish.
LOL...I totally overlooked the NO sand part......if you are not gonna have san forget the nassarius...BUT I would get sand....for exactly what is stated above

 

[fitbmxdude989]

Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3279469
LOL...I totally overlooked the NO sand part......if you are not gonna have san forget the nassarius...BUT I would get sand....for exactly what is stated above
Imo sand is a must for any tank with corals and whatnot, its extrememly benificial to the aquarium providing a place for food to grow for corals(as stated above) and it works as a natural filter

 

[reef champ]

Picking up some sand today... is 40lbs enough for a 30 gallon long

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by Reef Champ
http:///forum/post/3280070
Picking up some sand today... is 40lbs enough for a 30 gallon long
I'm not sure of the measurements of a 30G long, BUT I think that should give you about a 2" bed.....Do you want a deeper bed, or is 2" what you want...LOL....That's what you need to ask yourself
ALSO...on the left of the screen if you click on the live rock tab, there is a calculator....put in your tank dimensions and it will tell you how much sand you need for your desired depth

 

[reef champ]

what is a recommended depth?

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by Reef Champ
http:///forum/post/3280078
what is a recommended depth?
It's really a personal preference, and also depends on what types of fish you plan on keeping....burrowing or not....
2" is a good depth...I have 4" in my 225G, and close to 2" in my 54G and my 29G....

 

[jstdv8]

heres a cool chart i use when looking at buying tanks so i know if the people are buffaloing me or not on how many gallons it is I ask them to measure it.
I'm not seeing a 30g long though. 33 long is on there.
http://www.thekrib.com/TankHardware/size-chart.html

 

[btwk12]

you guys steered totally off the ? he/she asked look on swf.com and go to reef packages and see what cuc u need for your size tank. if u dont like everything they suggest build your own close to what they say u should have

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by btwk12
http:///forum/post/3281364
you guys steered totally off the ? he/she asked look on swf.com and go to reef packages and see what cuc u need for your size tank. if u dont like everything they suggest build your own close to what they say u should have
What are you talking about????? he never brought up a reef package from here, and he also brought up sand

 

[btwk12]

Originally Posted by Reef Champ
http:///forum/post/3279386
What should I include in a clean up crew for a 30g tank with 50 lbs of live rock and no sand. Planning on having plenty of corals and T5 HO lighting.
thats the name of his post. lol