Need An Answer ASAP!!

[dapak83]

ok guys ive made a list of inverts i want in my tank .. i m gonna order it as soon as some ones gives me a headsup!.....( for those of you who havent read b4 i m starting to get an algea problem soo i need to get these asap!) :needhelp:
my list is
1 conch
1 cleaner clam
10 turbo snails
5 nas snals
1 choco chip start
and thinking about a sponge......
can i add all these at once with out makking the bioload crazy in my tank... :notsure: ... (55 gall)
reply asap... need to get the cleaner crew soon as i can!

 

[maurice]

I would only put about 5 of the turbo's in your tank,but other than that i think everything looks fine.Also remember the CC star is not reef safe!

 

[daytonaree]

Add some phosgaurd to help the algae most r.o. water is not run though a D.I. unit so you may have high phosphates and silicates and or nitrates causing algae. So try some type of Phosphate sponge. It will help and its cheap.

 

[pontius]

depending on what type algae you're talking about, pencil urchins may help you more than any of the inverts you have listed. emerald crabs may also help.

 

[us~^>shark]

I got a lawnmower blenny too and he, along with some turbo snails, tore into mine and it was gone in no time. They were amazing to watch.

 

[dapak83]

thanks guys.... my algea problem is just starting i dont think it is all that serious....and the star fish though not reef saef.... i m not gonna get n e reefs for atleast another 4-5 months... ATLEAST 4-5 months.... soo i will ditch him when needed....other then that.... 1 problem is that this site only sell turbo snails at package of 10.... how can i get only 5?
lastly adding all of the inverts at one time shouldnt cause n e sorta crazy load in my tank now will it?

 

[us~^>shark]

I added many more to my tank and no, they won't put a bio-load strain on your tank, at least mine didn't. As for the chocolate star, not sure what you mean by "ditching" him, but I see my creatures as pets. Hopefully by ditching, you mean you will take it back to a LFS and trade him in so someone else has an opportunity to appreciate him for more than just a cleaner.
In fact, if you really don't plan on keeping him, I think you can accomplish what you need without even getting him. I had a serious algae problem and did fine with just the snails and the blenny.

 

[dapak83]

i didnt mean to kill the poor thing... i love all animals i cant harm them in any ways.. sorry it came out wrong.. i was just going to give him to some one else or a LFS as u mentioned.... and like i said i dont know when i m going to start with the reefs because idont have the correct lightning in my tank yet to keep the reef.... soo i will get them after a bit.. untill then i really want to own a starfish... i love te way they are too cool!

 

[dapak83]

what is a phosphate sponge?

 

[f1shman]

i agree with what everyone said, and i don't know what a phosphate sponge is, probably some sort of filtration media.

 

[daytonaree]

its kinda a media in some forms it absorbs phosphates and silicates which in combonation with nitrates will cause bad algae problems. There should be a forum on here on algae. most poeple think it will pass and for some it will but it mostly depends on 1 if your ro water was ran though a d.i. filter and if your nitrates are high. some poeple figure out after a 1 that it will not go away on its own.