cleaner crew to recomend for reef only tank...

[tigershark]

hi guys, can recomend me so reef safe (and caroline algeasafe hopefully) cleaner crew??? i heard that some starfish/hermitand even snail are not so reef safe (or coraline algea safe) is there anythings that i can keep to eat not only those hair/brown algea and the same time, those detritus, microalgae and tiny stuff in/on my sand bed?? i'm thinking to keep to keep some small snail & star fish, care to recomend?? thank's in advance...

[Tanzy]

Trochus snails that you can get from LFS are great for eating algae, although you might find them big. Hermits are cute, they clean the rocks very well so I can over-feed without dirtying the tank because they will scramble everywhere looking for food, but they do attack my snail when hungry. I have noticed that I get less microfauna after adding hermits and I no longer have any small snails even though they keep spawning.

[BarraCudaTM]

scarlet cleaner shrimps does their job well too

[hongqixian]

Well, most of the bristleworms that you want to get rid of do those things.

[tigershark]

Well, most of the bristleworms that you want to get rid of do those things.

..... luckly i did'nt get them out.... <_< .... i heard hermit crab sometimes eat caroline algea .... which hermit is better then?? those blue leg or red legs??? shrimps?? too ex leh.... btw, where can i get Trochus snails?? i've been searching it for very long already, i've found the picture of a Trochus snails, izzit look something like this??

[tigershark]

Banded Trochus Snail

[BarraCudaTM]

if I'm not wrong .. its the turbo snail .. very common locally

[Phang]

Just been to Kwang's just this weekend.... saw those so called turbo snails.....

[tigershark]

i c..... i saw some turbo snail sold for $1 each.... in Ocean planet and sealife.... wanted to go today caused i'm off, but too bad, most of the Marine LFS not open today...

[wedgee]

...Yah, how come they seem to close on Mondays altogether? Only the farms are open everyday, it seems...

[tigershark]

they "pakat" together