Cleaning Critters for my 55 gallon tank

[six line wrasse]

Greetings fellow fishaholics!!!!!!!!!
What would you add to a 55 gallon tank for a cleaning crew? I have a reef set-up with around 75+ lbs. of liverock. A 4" sand bed,
CPR skimmer, and no other filters.
I have a few turbo snails, and various other
snails that have grown from the rock. I'm not going to get an arrow crab because of the CB shrimp in the tank.
've heard that the red legged hermits are the better of the hermits. How many would you recommend for a 55? As far as sand sifters what are the recommends for this?
I've had a time with algae lately as well. Many feel that this is due to my recent addition of two more PC lamps. I bought a tap water purifier (rec. by Burn-n-Spy) and
have been doing weekly H2O changes for the reduction of the algae.
How long will the removal of algae take with the new method of weekly changes and the tap water purifier? Will this stuff ever go away?
Thanks guys and gals,
Andy

 

[nm reef]

In my 55 I've got 100+ lbs of excellent rock and 50+ snails......50 or so blues.....50 or so red and assorted other crabs along with 2 peppermint shrimp..........and they keep algae at bay plus they are kewl to watch

 

[andymi]

I would pick up the package from this site for your tank size. It has worked for me quite often. Since you have a good amount of live rock I would probably say either 20 scarlets and 20 blue legged , or 40 blue legged hermits, with a couple peppermint shrimp, a couple brittle stars and a couple emerald crabs. This will pretty much set you up for anything that may be a nuisance in the tank.
--Andy