snails vs hermits

[prez]

I am setting up a new reef, was thinking of going with some nass and hermit crabs for the sand and algae. But was also thinking I could go with just snails nass/cerith/turbo's.. So what would be the better choice?

 

[snakeblitz33]

generally, snails only eat algae and detitrus etc. Hermits eat detirus as well as left over fish food and algae. Snails can reach everywhere, Hermits can only go to places that they can climb.
I recommend a mix of both types of cleaners. If your aquarium is big enough, you could also have a sand sifting starfish, brittle stars etc. If it is an agressive tank, you could get a sally lightfoot crab etc.
If you want a true mix of cleaners, you could get a cleaner shrimp, green emerald mythrax crabs, or coral banded shrimp. There's just so many possibilities.

 

[prez]

Well been thinking about getting a brittle, some nass, cerith, and 2 cleaner shrimp or one cbb, a couple of emeralds and thats it. It is a 75rr, gonna go with peaceful fish and some corals.

 

[littlebuck]

i would get scarlet hermits, some nass snails, turbo snails, if you want u can get a few pepermint shrimp. I have a sally light foot in my tank.