Just ordered Biocube 29 HQI, a few questions...

[ninjafish]

First, this is a great site and a tremendous resource, thank you! This is my first post although I do have some experience with saltwater aquariums (several years ago).
I finally decided that I wanted to get back into it so I just order the new Biocube 29 HQI. My plan to start off is a few fish with LR and LS and maybe some easy corals.
My questions are:
What would be an adequate cleanup crew for this tank? Some that I’ve seen on the boards look like this:
15 snails
2 turbo snails
10 hermit crabs
1 shrimp
Can I get away with the following fish, what should I add or scrap?
2 clowns
yellow watchman goby
lawnmower blenny
firefish
Is there one test kit that I can buy that does everything that I need or do I need to buy separate ones for each thing. Recommendations?
Can someone give me a complete list of stuff that I need to go ahead and buy right up front?
Thanks in advance for your help!

 

[nissan577]

if you got the one that brings the refugium you should buy the chaeto, then the rock and once you place the rock add the sand.
the CUC looks good. what 15 snails are you getting????
the fish list is nice but i would replace the lawnmower with a bicolor

 

[ninjafish]

Thanks for the help nissan!
Yes, it's the one with the refugium.
As for the snails, I was just speaking in general terms. What snails would you recommend I get exactly?
So far I have on my list of things to buy right away: chaeto, a refractometor, a test kit, and a mag cleaner. What else do I need to get started?

 

[pattycakes]

Originally Posted by ninjafish
http:///forum/post/3239134
Thanks for the help nissan!
Yes, it's the one with the refugium.
As for the snails, I was just speaking in general terms. What snails would you recommend I get exactly?
So far I have on my list of things to buy right away: chaeto, a refractometor, a test kit, and a mag cleaner. What else do I need to get started?
lol water rock and sand...just kidding nassarius and other common snails and any liquid test kit is going to be better then the test strips...i like api reef kit but there are far better kits out there...but im just a poor ol reef junkie

 

[nissan577]

i think Meowzer know which one is really good.
for snails
get some:
nass
astrea
ceriths
and hermits get like 5.

 

[pattycakes]

i agree with nissan...eh ive always had crappy luck with hermits attacking my snails though...even with empty shells

 

[ibanez]

I agree on the blenny, many lawnmowerblennies are hard to feed and require large amounts of natural algae that probably won't be present in your aquarium. Best not to get one unless you witness it being fed prepared foods at the lfs and even at that they may not thrive.

 

[nissan577]

if you can dont get any hermits. if you plan on getting frags they will knock them down.

 

[large_farva]

My Lawnmower eats what I feed my other fish and algae..maybe I just got lucky lol