Suggestions on clean up crew

[J19Reynolds]

What would y'all suggest?
Right now I have 2 emeral crabs
1 peppermint shrimp
4-6 snails

I'm still getting a Lil brown color on my sand ... I have slowed down on feeding thinking that was y... So need Lil help... I'd like to get that alge under control before I add another fish

 

[mr_X]

Brown color on the sand is probably diatoms. What size tank is this and how old is it?

 

[austinsdad]

Can't offer u any help without the info Doug asked for.

 

[J19Reynolds]

I was told it was diatoms... It's only 5 weeks old and is a 55g

 

[TigerBarbs]

My blue legged hermits demolished my substrate diatoms. My astrea snails do pretty good on the glass

 

[EriksFish315]

Turbo Astraea snails hermit crabs cleaner shrimp crabs.

 

[Tomchong22]

Good flow and time will take care of it. There really is no need for a clean up crew other than for looks and diversity.

 

[EriksFish315]

CUC is very useful in keeping the sand bed clean and also rocks.

 

[J19Reynolds]

So I need to get more crabs in other words? When u put the snails on the rocks that needed to be cleaned they did a good job on the parts they were on n u can tell where they did clean...

 

[J19Reynolds]

Would this help take away the diatoms

 

[TigerBarbs]

My crabs ate the sand and rock diatoms. I say get some blue legged and red legged hermits.

 

[TigerBarbs]

Oops sorry. I didn't see the picture I thought u were talkin about crabs still.

 

[EriksFish315]

Don't add chemicals to get rid of diatoms they will go away on there own or with a small CUC.

 

[J19Reynolds]

That's ok I'll take the advice on getting more crabs

 

[J19Reynolds]

Don't add chemicals to get rid of diatoms they will go away on there own or with a small CUC.

Ok thanks I just seen this stuff earlier I didn't buy it was just wondering

 

[J19Reynolds]

Oops sorry. I didn't see the picture I thought u were talkin about crabs still.

It's ok I'll take the advice on getting more crabs

 

[mr_X]

Good flow and time will take care of it. There really is no need for a clean up crew other than for looks and diversity.

You do not need any crabs or snails or starfish.

 

[J19Reynolds]

You do not need any crabs or snails or starfish.

So just add more flow?

 

[mr_X]

Sure, and in time that will all go away. Every new tank goes through this. It's inevitable, and will leave as fast as it came. It's just new tank growing pains.

 

[J19Reynolds]

Sure, and in time that will all go away. Every new tank goes through this. It's inevitable, and will leave as fast as it came. It's just new tank growing pains.

Oh ok ... Thanks for the information