clean up crew

[rossikey]

Hi...I have a 180 litre tank........wandering what clean up crew would be best.I have currently in the tank cleaning up....

10 turbo snails.....
one massive red brittle star fish.......(as big as your hand- he does a good job)

doesnt sound like much.......is this enough along with skimmer.live rock and filter....

1 powder blue tang
1 yellow tang
2 green chromis
2 four stripe humbugs
1 cleaner wrasse
2 clowns(nemo)

we did have a dancing shrimp in the tank however haven't seen him for a while so guessing he is no longer with us......
any advice wpuld be great.

 

[Navarre]

usually a cleanup crew of 1 per gallon is needed. 180 ltrs = 40 gallons. Of course if you use larger cleanup crews i would imagine tht they can be considered more than 1 unit per gallon. However i do feel you could do with more.

Add a few more turbo snails, perhaps some cerith snails perhaps?
How about a dozen redlegs to accompany them, smails tend to keep of the sand and stick o the glass, the hermits will perform cleanupon rocks and sand too.

 

[leon]

40 gallons seems a little small for 1 tang, let alone 2, plus the other aswell! IMO,
leon

 

[Navarre]

ditto. far too small. these fish will grow far too big and get very aggressive in a tank this size