detritus eaters

Looking to add a clean up crew to my 75 gallon tank before the fish go in. Help me figure out how much of what I should get and from where. Thank

i thave thousands and thousands of pods in my tank.. are they from over feeding or what? any critters i can get to thin them out? i was thinkin of a small mandarin goby, especialy one that would also eat frozen if i could fine one.. but its a smaller tank (14 gall) i'd take him back to the...

Hey every body. Im new to reefing but Ive done my research. I have a 14 Gal Oceanic Bio Cube that has 16lbs of fiji live rock and a nice deep sand bed. Im going to get another powerhead or pump of some kind to improve tank flow. Im also going to get an led kit for the lunar glow. The tank...

Any ideas on what one can feed these guys? Or if they will even eat like that? I have had one know for about 10 months and in the last few weeks to few months he has shrunk to about half his size. Plus his legs are much thinner. Now about 4-5" across I assume it is from lack of food as...

My LR is infested we just happened to change the water because the nitrate spiked. We saw one then we saw several. We decided to take out the piece of LR they were hiding in and you would not believe what came out and what we tweezed out and what just flushed out under cold fresh water. All...

Has anyone else ever seen tiny starfish in the crushed coral of their tank? I have these TINY (the largest's body is MAYBE 1 mm) with 5 arms and on their arms, they have little protrusions that meet up perpendicular to the arm. I'm sure they are beneficial, but I just wonder what they are...

i realy would like to put an angel (dwarf , pygmy) in my tank but get so many mixed messages. all i can conclude is basicaly it comes down to the individual's individual personality. i like flame angels and ellibi angels. i would appreciate anyones personal experienses, opinions,etc... success...

I saw a skinny red worm with white spines? He was making his way out of my new hammer coral and then retracted after ten seconds. He was pretty small, maybe 1"-1.5", but I couldn't see his whole body. Seeing as how he was in my hammer, I'm under the impression that he isn't only there for...

Long story short - i've come down to a 10gal FOWLR for my black and white clownfish pair (I know, it's an addiction that i've been able to control, but not kick). As far as fish go, I know i'm stocked, and i don't want to push it because i'm going to be skimmerless. So I've decided I want to...

I am also the person who has the tarantula like crab! (He is "gone" now!). I got HIM out while I was trying to find the FOOT LONG BRISTLEWORM I had seen the previous night!!!!!He is big and ugly and very, very scary.:help: I tried a trap last night with some scallops but no one came. And I...

hey all... I noticed some type of snail critter crawling on my back glass today. It's definitely not a snail that I've purchased, and I haven't added any new LR in over a year, so I was really surprised to see him. His movement is different from that of any snail I've ever seen, as he almost...

In this pic is this a Nassarius Obsoleta (Ilynassarius Obsoleta)?? How effective are these in a reef tank for a clean-up crew?

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what is your best detritus eater for your reef tank. thanks

I'm not sure how long I should have my lights on... here's what I've been doing, is it ok? Actinics 9am-10pm flourescent 10am-9pm I have snails and I'm still toying with the idea of getting a mower blenny, so I should have some algae growth, yes? I do not have a skimmer on this tank yet per...

i have a 125 6 ft long 150lbs live rock sailfin tang, maroon clown, 9 chromis, 2 fairy wrasses, 2 cleaner shrimp, 1 fire shrimp, 1 gramma, 1 sand sifter, lots of mushrooms and polyps, 5 nassarius 10 blue leg hermits, 10 red hermits, 1 sally lightfoot and 10 mexican turbos. What else do i need...

Well this worm as about 10"s caught it about 10mins ago! I had to get him out! Anybody want it? (LOL) I have no clue what to do with it? CLH

I was looking at my finger leather coral and cloudy substance came from it or behind it.... has anyone ever heard of this? or am I just seeing things.?? please help

I got a small piece of live rock last week because it had a limpit on it I wanted. The guy at the store referring to the limpit was like, Okay, I'll get this for you, no problem. You just have to pop it off the rock. You just have to.....ehh....... want some live rock cheap? He couldn't get the...

well, no one seems very opinionated about their favorite sand sifting goby, and that's fine, but now I'll ask a different question. my 58 gal tank 36"x18"x20" currently has in it: 7 mexican black turbo snails 2 larger more hungry what-the-LFS-called "Turbo snails" 3 red legged hermits 3...