Cuc

[cooper1973]

what cuc would you guys sugest i should buy for my 96ltr tank when i should start adding them

 

[simonas]

hello mate

I have a 94 litre tank and have three red legged hermit and a couple of other small hermits

I also added about 4 large snails and I have a number of dove snails which I didn;t add intentionally.

I;d add them about two weeks after tank set up as long as your water params are ok

 

[cooper1973]

hello mate

I have a 94 litre tank and have three red legged hermit and a couple of other small hermits

I also added about 4 large snails and I have a number of dove snails which I didn;t add intentionally.

I;d add them about two weeks after tank set up as long as your water params are ok

hi simonas

what are the large snails u have are they turbo snails? in my tank im breaking down i have a cleaner shrimp he will be a start along with my hermit crab hes a blue leg and always scaverging around. i will see if i can get some snails

 

[spadge]

How long have you had your tank? has it finished cycling yet? what are your water levels like, if its still cycling use the time to research, i must admit im new to the salty side, and too have been asking regarding cuc, i have gone with a variety of things so as to add variety to my cuc, although i am still adding, snails are a good start and generaly fairly cheap too, i have 5 cerith snails, they are meant to be good for a variety of algae and apparently help sift sand too by burying themselves, although i havent seen this yet, i also have 3 red egged hermits for cleaning up left over food waste. i have also bought a sand sifting starfish (which may not fit in your tank) for the sand clearance although i beleive goby's are the workhorse in this department, others will probably give you a better idea but my theory was to add a variety of critters so most of my jobs are covered.

Hope this helps

 

[cooper1973]

How long have you had your tank? has it finished cycling yet? what are your water levels like, if its still cycling use the time to research, i must admit im new to the salty side, and too have been asking regarding cuc, i have gone with a variety of things so as to add variety to my cuc, although i am still adding, snails are a good start and generaly fairly cheap too, i have 5 cerith snails, they are meant to be good for a variety of algae and apparently help sift sand too by burying themselves, although i havent seen this yet, i also have 3 red egged hermits for cleaning up left over food waste. i have also bought a sand sifting starfish (which may not fit in your tank) for the sand clearance although i beleive goby's are the workhorse in this department, others will probably give you a better idea but my theory was to add a variety of critters so most of my jobs are covered.

Hope this helps

tank has just been running for just over a week now put live rock out of the tank im breaking down and readings are nitrite 0, nitrate 0>0.1 amonia 0 as i expect, ph 8.3

 

[simonas]

I have a turbo snail in there but the bigger snails I;m not sure of name. they are about an inch wide and have spikes all round the shell. They seem very effective though

 

[spadge]

A bit early yet id say, id monitor for a while, wait for the cycle to complete, your ammonia will spike and drop back to zero again and as simonas said perhaps two weeks after your tank has cycled, i am looking at turbos as a cuc atm, but i heard they got quite large? so im going to stick to a couple i think.