new reef tank 55 gal

[wallie03]

HI All i have a 55gal tank thats been up and cycling for 3 weeks,im running a 5" sand bed and around 80-100 lbs of lr and a corallife super skimmer 220 so im going to place my first order for inverts abd here is what im thinking what do you guys think ?
Blueleg Hermit Crab - Group of 50
Scarlet Hermit Crab - Group of 20
Cerith Snail - Group of 25
Nassarius Snail - Group of 10
Turbo/Astrea Snail - Group of 10
Serpent Starfish
Copepods - ReefPods -2
Peppermint Shrimp - Group of 5
i wand to eventuly have some corals mushrooms and polyps lots of them not shure on fish yet but deffinetly some clowns
thanks

 

[premilove]

Originally Posted by wallie03
http:///forum/post/3033602
HI All i have a 55gal tank thats been up and cycling for 3 weeks,im running a 5" sand bed and around 80-100 lbs of lr and a corallife super skimmer 220 so im going to place my first order for inverts abd here is what im thinking what do you guys think ?
Blueleg Hermit Crab - Group of 50
Scarlet Hermit Crab - Group of 20
Cerith Snail - Group of 25
Nassarius Snail - Group of 10
Turbo/Astrea Snail - Group of 10
Serpent Starfish
Copepods - ReefPods -2
Peppermint Shrimp - Group of 5
i wand to eventuly have some corals mushrooms and polyps lots of them not shure on fish yet but deffinetly some clowns
thanks
bad thing about hermit crabs is that they will kill your snails for their shells..70 hermits is way too much..
this is what I would do..
25 ceriths
25 nassarius
10-20 turbos..
cleaner shrimp, sally lightfoot crab (2 should be fine), fighting conch..
water parameters?

 

[natclanwy]

I have not had that experience with hermits as long as there are plenty of shells for them to move into, I still have 90% of my original CUC that I bought 3yrs ago. I've lost more hermits than I have snails. I agree though 70 hermits in a 55g is too many and snails will probably become the main course since there won't be enough food or shells available.
I would only do 10-20 hermits and double the astrea/turbo snails.

 

[coralreefer]