BretCreager
03/25/2013, 02:48 PM
I am starting to research my CUC options, and there are a lot of them out there. I cant understand the sites that sell hundreds of snails and crabs for 1 CUC, but maybe I am wrong with on that thought. anyway I like the idea of starting small.
I have a 70 gallon DT with about 80lbs of rock and a 20 gallon sump with maybe 8 or 9 of those gallons being a fuge, as of now, algae is growing mainly on the live rock that I put in and on the glass, a little has started to grow on the dry rock I started with.
one of the things I have read a lot is that the worms and critters that come on the live rock are a big part of the crew, but other than 3 snails that came along and made it through the cycle I cant find any movement anywhere.
So is there somewhere out there that along with more snails, some crabs, maybe a couple stars and shirmps (although Im good with small numbers I do like diversity), that will sell the worms and other things that some luck out on arriving with there rock? Or is this not really a needed thing?
What number of what species would you recommend I start out with?
on the other hand, should I be pulling as much of this algae off myself and wait on the CUC for a little while longer?
I have a 70 gallon DT with about 80lbs of rock and a 20 gallon sump with maybe 8 or 9 of those gallons being a fuge, as of now, algae is growing mainly on the live rock that I put in and on the glass, a little has started to grow on the dry rock I started with.
one of the things I have read a lot is that the worms and critters that come on the live rock are a big part of the crew, but other than 3 snails that came along and made it through the cycle I cant find any movement anywhere.
So is there somewhere out there that along with more snails, some crabs, maybe a couple stars and shirmps (although Im good with small numbers I do like diversity), that will sell the worms and other things that some luck out on arriving with there rock? Or is this not really a needed thing?
What number of what species would you recommend I start out with?
on the other hand, should I be pulling as much of this algae off myself and wait on the CUC for a little while longer?