How Big of a Cleanup Crew for a 75 gallon?

[wahoowa]

I've seen a lot of varying opinions on cleanup crews and I know mine is way understocked so I wanted to get some opinions on what I should have in my tank. It is a 75 gallon w/ a canister and wet/dry, 150lbs of live rock, stocked with a false percula, firefish, engineer goby, threadfin, sandsifting start, and small (keyword small) sailfin tang. My cleanup right now consists of four crabs and four mexican turbo snails. What else should I put in? Don't be afraid to be honest....I know I need a good bit more.
Oh and btw, I'm not getting some algae issues. Not quite hair algae but don't know if that has anything to do w/ lack of cleanup. Thought I'd throw that in there.

 

[wahoowa]

anybody?

 

[egill]

I have a 75g as well and here is what I have.
1 emerald crab
24 snails
10 hermits
Looking to get another emerald because the one I have not stays on one rock and won't leave it, lol.

 

[wahoowa]

Good deal. I was looking at SWF's reef packages and they were talking like 60+ snails and hermits combined ----it just seemed a little drastic to me.

 

[dennis210]

You think that is drastic - I recomend one critter for every pound of rock you have! My 210 has about 300 total on the clean up crew!

 

[florida joe]

remember you CUC need things to clean up or they either become a dead CUC or a Predator CUC so stock accordingly

 

[pbnj]

Originally Posted by EGILL
http:///forum/post/2941818
I have a 75g as well and here is what I have.
1 emerald crab
24 snails
10 hermits
Looking to get another emerald because the one I have not stays on one rock and won't leave it, lol.
That's about what I have....maybe a few more hermits than that. No die-off.

 

[egill]

Originally Posted by pbnj
http:///forum/post/2941981
That's about what I have....maybe a few more hermits than that. No die-off.

I've lost 1 snail in 4 months and I think it's because he fell off a rock and I didn't notice him right away. But other then that they are all good and busy!!

 

[wahoowa]

Awesome, I'll have to do that. I'll probably pick up 10 hermits, 20 snails, an emerald, and a brittle start to start out with. That should be a great addition to my C.U.C. of 8 lol. I'm hoping they take care of some of my algae probs.

 

[bizzmoneyb]

ive never been able to keep both snails and hermits.. the hermits kill all of the snails and steal the shells. maybe you'll have more luck. i have a 90 gallon starting up and plan to go with about 10 nass snails for the sandbed, 15-20 turbo's for the glass and rocks and 2 or 3 emerald crabs.