reef cleaning package...

[ninerfoelife]

im gonna buy a reef cleaning package from LIVEAQUARIA.com and was wondering if this would be a good reef cleaning pack for my 60g reef.
the cost of this is $136.99

the following is in the package:

10 Scarlet Hermit Crabs

20 Mexican Turbo Snails or
Margarita Snails

35 Dwarf Red Tip Hermit or
Dwarf Zebra Hawaiian Hermit

Abalone(2) or
Banded Trochus Snails(12)

1 Court Jester Goby or
Black Sailfin Blenny

thank you for any help.

 

[bc_slc]

That is way overkill. Too many animals and they will eventually starve. There are a lot of variables when choosing a clean up crew. For instance:
how much rock do you have?
is your tank currently cycling?
does it have a specific algae that you are trying to target?
is the tank bare bottom or sand bed (if so, how deep)?

In general though, I would say that for a 60 gal tank I would go with 10 hermits, 15 astrea snails or nassarius snails, 5-10 Mexican turbos and a lawn mower blenny.

Mat

 

[diablo]

I would say no turbo's they get big and knock everything over all the time "what a pain in the *** they were"
10 astrea's
20 micro blue leg hermit's
10 bumble bee snails (detritious eaters)
3 black/red brittle stars (detritious eaters)
black sailfins blennies. I have heard that they can be nasty.

I agree on the lawnmower great personality on a fish