more cleanup inverts or copepods

[vcnt]

I bought reefcleaners package back in late july and the numbers have been dwindling so i think i neeed a refresh but i dont know if i should get more inverts or an order of copepods/phyto from reefbysteele

 

[mihali]

Well the copepods will eat algae and detritus you can barely see them and they don’t look very interesting so I would probably go with some inverts instead

 

[mihali]

You will probably find that are some copepods are already in your rank

 

[vcnt]

You will probably find that are some copepods are already in your rank

ya i do see them sometimeson the glass in the morning

 

[mihali]

What’s your stocking

 

[vcnt]

What’s your stocking

2 clowns blue tang and a purple firefish

 

[mihali]

Are you new to reefing maybe I can put together a list of clean up crew for you
Are there any specific types of algae you are facing?

 

[vcnt]

Are you new to reefing maybe I can put together a list of clean up crew for you
Are there any specific types of algae you are facing?

My tank finished cycling on 7/12/24

this is the order i got when i first got the cleaners

 

[mihali]

So it’s quite new have you got any other tanks or is this your first one?

 

[lil sumpin]

I bought reefcleaners package back in late july and the numbers have been dwindling so i think i neeed a refresh but i dont know if i should get more inverts or an order of copepods/phyto from reefbysteele

For some reason the astrea and turbo snails I get from them never seem to do very well in my tank. Maybe they'll go 3-4 months or so and then die off. I've had some reefcleaners' ceriths, bumblebee snails and hermit crabs for a bit now. Bumblebees took care of vermetids pretty well and the peppermint shrimp I also bought eliminated any aiptasia. It could possibly be that your tank is still fairly new and there isn't enough for CUC to feed on.

 

[vcnt]

So it’s quite new have you got any other tanks or is this your first one?

this my first one

 

[mihali]

Are you experiencing any types of algae?

 

[vcnt]

Are you experiencing any types of algae?

yea diatoms coming back for the 4th time and a lot of green hard film on glass and some cyano

 

[mihali]

So you probably need some turbo snails some conchs and a couple urchins

 

[vcnt]

So you probably need some turbo snails some conchs and a couple urchins

i got these guys along with mexican hermits (5), 3 turbos and 2 strippewd hermits

 

[mihali]

That should be good. How big is your tank?

 

[vcnt]

That should be good. How big is your tank?

110 gallons