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07-06-2007, 07:27 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: KS
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cleanup crew
what's your favorite snail for BB tank? I haven't been BB for long and I've got a little red algae growing on my cutting board substrate.
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135 gal. 2 250W 12k reeflux mini-lumenbright coralvue dim. ballast, euroreef cs6-2plus skimmer, chiller, uv 25IL, RO water, dart closed loop, 2 6100 tunze, rural Kansas
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07-06-2007, 10:04 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Gainesville, FL
Posts: 317
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Astreas, though their poop is very heavy/dense.
I have kept the same set of Astreas a live for about 1.5 years now, but for some reason I cant keep ceriths (also a BB favorite) a live for more than a couple of months..
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90g AGA RR, 33g long / BB / ATI BM250 / 3x vortech (9000gph)+eheim 1262 / 2x Ushio 14k 250w DE HQI ROIII / AM Kalkstirrer
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07-07-2007, 03:58 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Florida
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What about trochus (sp?) snails? I heard they are good too
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07-13-2007, 09:22 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Yuma, Arizona
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I have 4 mexican turbo snails, one of them close to 1.5 inches I guess. The other member of my clean up crew is
MEEEEE!
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55gal... BB of course! 
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07-13-2007, 10:36 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Astrea,turbo
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07-13-2007, 12:05 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: KS
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I was hoping for an answer without the "meeeeee" part.... 
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135 gal. 2 250W 12k reeflux mini-lumenbright coralvue dim. ballast, euroreef cs6-2plus skimmer, chiller, uv 25IL, RO water, dart closed loop, 2 6100 tunze, rural Kansas
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07-13-2007, 12:53 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Kansas City, MO
Posts: 162
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I dont have a BB but my Turbo is about the size of a golfball and does a heck of a job on my 29g considering hes the only snail. His poops is also pretty dense. The only drawback is that he likes to knock stuff over about once a month.
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07-13-2007, 08:02 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Yuma, Arizona
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Quote:
Originally Posted by volivier
I was hoping for an answer without the "meeeeee" part.... |
Sorry, but it is true. I am the one, as many of BB tanks need to have stuff taken out once in a while.
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07-13-2007, 08:21 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: ohio
Posts: 65
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Not to hijack this thread but I plan on haveing a H.Tusk fish when i get my BB tank set up and they are known to munch on snails and other inverts. What am i supposed to do about a clean up crew?
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08-02-2007, 07:35 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Yuma, Arizona
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pito
Not to hijack this thread but I plan on haveing a H.Tusk fish when i get my BB tank set up and they are known to munch on snails and other inverts. What am i supposed to do about a clean up crew?
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Well, I don't know how big that fish gets, and if some big snails would be safe with him in the tank. If you have to have that fish probably need to get a magnet, and algie scraper and you be the clean up crew.
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08-03-2007, 11:21 AM
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Upgrade-Fever
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: The Netherlands
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I have, besides Trochus and Astrea snails, a Salarias Fasciatus. I wouldn't setup a tank without that fish!
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08-03-2007, 09:17 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: KS
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I caught the tuskfish today, hopefuly the fairy wrasse won't eat snails for cleaning the glass?
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08-05-2007, 11:24 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: KS
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would cerith work? are there any to stay away from since I'm BB? i
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08-06-2007, 12:31 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: NW
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What kind of algae eating fish do you have in there Valerie??
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08-06-2007, 12:39 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: KS
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got a foxface, sailfin, purple, pwd. blue tangs, orange cheek fairy wrasse and another wrasse unsure of kind, 6 chromis. a few snails and crabs left, very few. Harl. tusk in sump. I don't have an algae issue,knock on wood, just the glass cleaning. wanted something to help out a little bit in that area.
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