"Cleanup Crew"

[deete]

Hello,
I've had my 46 Gal tank set up for about 3 weeks with aragonite and live rock. I've heard from some people to bring in the "cleanup crew" before anything else. What would this consist of? I went to my LFS and they said not to put in snails yet... their suggestion was to start with a green chromis. What's everyone's opinion?

 

[bangladesh]

Start with CUC way before fish. Have you had your cycle yet? If you're not sure, it's alot easier to replace 2 dollar snails and hermit crabs rather than 10-20 dollar fish. Think of it that way.

 

[mcbdz]

What are you readings. How did you cycle, Just with the rock. I'd feed the tank a little fish food like you had a fis(ghost feed). and check your param. in a couple days. if amm., and trates stay good you can add a small cuc. give them a couple weeks and if everything remains stable add a fish. etc.