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Small turbo snail, brittlestar, hermit crabs. Shrimps are good scavenger too.

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Jeff

Aquarium: 48" x 18" x 24" tank with 24" x 15" x 15" sump (approx. 150 gallons)
Equipment: Maxspect Razor 320W, Vortech MP40, Vertex Omega 180i, Eheim 1262 return pump, Hailea HS 66A, Bacteria King
Fish and coral food: Henry's Reefgourmet pellets, Preis coral energizer, Kent Marine PhytoPlex, Brightwell Reef Snow, Two-Little Fishies Marine Snow
Dosage: Triton Elements

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Forget about hermit they will knock down your corals unless you glue them securely on your live rock

6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09)
5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)
2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)

5*2.5*2(LED only)

Eheim return 1 * pump

1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil
2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40,
1X6085 Tunze wm,

1 CURVE 7 Skimmer

  1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 

1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3

Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium

1 Full spectrum E27 led light

1 CR control by bubble count

Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016

Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft 

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will those very small hermit eat turbo snails?

I've got two hermits that have not touched my four large turbos. However, they killed several ceriths and a couple of my medium size cowries for their shells. This is in a well feed four foot tank. I would not put hermits in a small tank with snails where they might have to compete more for food. That's why I'd recommend only snails.

Article on algae blennys. Their diet is much more than just algae.

http://www.reefhobbyistmagazine.com/downloads/pdf/version19.pdf

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so not advice to get snails for clean up? what else?

Hi, I came across Hector's Goby in http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+31+176&pcatid=176

Below is the overview from the above website on this goby and it seems to be a great addition to a reef tank. I saw this goby at Ah Beng (Pacific Reef) at Pasir Ris last week and the week before so this fish could be a common find there. My tank has some nuisance algae growth and I wanted to get this fish after reading the overview. However, I bought the wrong fish last week at Ah Beng. I got its "cousin", the Jester Court Goby which is very similar except the color of the stripes (red stripes instead of yellow stripes). :blush:

I will be getting the Hector's Goby on my next visit.

Overview

Hector's Goby, also known as Hector's Hover Goby, has a bluish-black body with bright yellow horizontal stripes and an eyespot on the dorsal fin.

A 10 gallon or larger aquarium with plenty of hiding places is suitable for this fish. It can be included in a reef aquarium and the fish will sift the sand as well as graze on hair algae. It is non-aggressive towards other fish and will not bother invertebrates in the tank.

Hector's Goby is easy to feed and its diet consists of most marine foods. It consumes large amounts of algae, worms, and prepared foods such as vitamin enriched mysis shrimp and brine shrimp.

Approximate Purchase Size: Small 1 1/4" to 2 1/4"

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if there is a desperate need to keep alage at bay .. strongly recomment snail .. especially astrea snail ... disclaimer - nano/pico tank 50L :D

lately got an outbreak of alage on the liverocks ... bought 3 astrea snails and they help to clean up within a week .. also bought 2 hermit crabs

they are with me for 5 weeks liao... 1 astrea died.. but is normal ba

over the past 1 month, the hermit did not harm the snails

but for astrea do keep a look out if they overturn.. quickly right them

yesterday at AM... lotsa of astrea snails ...

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My snail with me for more then 2 years . No problem

6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09)
5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)
2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)

5*2.5*2(LED only)

Eheim return 1 * pump

1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil
2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40,
1X6085 Tunze wm,

1 CURVE 7 Skimmer

  1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 

1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3

Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium

1 Full spectrum E27 led light

1 CR control by bubble count

Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016

Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft 

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