Cleaner crew??

[drewdog82]

I have a 55 gallon tank that I converted from artificial corals to live rock and live sand. I was wondering how long after the tank has cycled should I wait to put in a large cleaner crew??? Should I add some fish first???

 

[drewdog82]

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[am3gross]

i dont know if i would go with a large clean up crew just yet. how ever i would put a small clean up crew in after the cycle is complete. maybe half dozen crabs and same with the snails. i once put like 5 dozen crabs and 3 doz. snails and my nitrates went thru the roof!
am3gross

 

[el diablo]

From my understanding you could add a cleaner crew in the first 2 weeks because most crabs and snails are pretty hardy to make it through a cycle. Here's a page that talks about a cleaner crew and gives some descriptions. If you scroll halfway down the page you should see it. Hope that helps. http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/lofi...hp/t54602.html