please give me a good cleanning crew for my 90g tank

[khoivo1]

hi every one ,,,my tank is cycle for 5day now so it time to start putting some cleanning crew right?? if so please give me some advice what is good crew for my 90g tank and where to buy them at?? and how many do i need ?? thanks

[fatdaddy]

I'd wait until your ammonia and nitrates go to zero. No reason to rush it as you don't want to either poison or starve your cleanup crew.

I'd recommend blue legged hermits (as they're peaceful), narcissus snails, and turbo snails. As you're about to have algae, I'd also get some emerald crabs and later sally lightfoot crabs.

Are you aiming for fish, corals, or both?

[Dingo Dog]

Wrong. It's not even clost to being time yet. Plus there is no way on this planet that a tank will cycle in 5 days. Keep asking questions and doing research. Most importantly, being patient with your tank will save you much frustration, time and money. Saltwater tanks cannot be rushed and be successful too.

[detroit_fan]

way too early... be patient it will save you tons. i hate crabs, jmo.

[BCreefmaker]

when you start to get big clumps of hair algae growing everywhere... then its time, until then like everyone said read up on what your adding. and ditto on the crabs the only crabs i would have is an emerald if i could go back. most hermits are cool to look at but some will destroy snails and other stuff for no reason.

[Nano Chris]

The only crabs i see as reef safe is the Emerald Crabs i have one in my sump now (getting 2 for the main tank) to help keep it clean.

[Aquarist007]

I agree blue legged hermits do not mix with snails. Eventually they kill them for new homes. They can also annoy/damage alot of coral.
I would not put anything in that tank for 4-5 weeks. Even if the tank has cycled once---it has to do it many times to increase the bioload handling capabilities of the bacteria

[Aquarist007]

forgot to ask---how much live rock to you have in the cycling tank?