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My clean up crew are not doing their job

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by b7racer, Feb 4, 2013.

  1. Feb 4, 2013 #1
    b7racer

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    Well I bought 4 red legged hermit crabs not to long ago. At first they cleaned a bit of the algae off my rocks but now it seems they are slacking off. A lot of algae as returned and they are not cleaning up the mess lol
     
  2. Feb 4, 2013 #2
    b7racer

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    It's a 12g
     
  3. Feb 4, 2013 #3
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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    They can only do so much.

    How often are you changing water? Are you using RO water?

    Any snails as well?
     
  4. Feb 4, 2013 #4
    b7racer

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    Change 2 gallons a week. 3 bigger snails, 5 small nassarius snails
     
  5. Feb 4, 2013 #5
    joshua.jebe "DIRTYLOO" AKA waterloo iowa 50703

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    i got 3 large emerald green crabs and they have almost picked me clean of hair alge.
     
  6. Feb 4, 2013 #6
    xroads La Porte City, IA

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    have you tested your phosphates? Maybe up your water change to 3 gallons a week until you get on top of it. Try to vacuum the rocks as much as you can while doing it.
     
  7. Feb 4, 2013 #7
    b7racer

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    Ya I try vacuuming the rocks. Siphon isn't strong enough to clean algae off. I don't have any way to test phosphates
     
  8. Feb 4, 2013 #8
    b7racer

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    Might try some chemi pure
     
  9. Feb 4, 2013 #9
    jstngates Toledo Iowa

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    Its not the clean up crew that's an issue. Like X said check phosphates. How about nitrates? Too much light? Bad bulbs?
     
  10. Feb 4, 2013 #10
    b7racer

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    Yes I believe my bulbs are getting bad. I can see a difference between them. (One not as blue as the other) they are probably over due
     
  11. Feb 5, 2013 #11
    mfisher

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    Ime cucs dont help much. Either you have nutrients or you dont have algae. If you have algae, address nutrients, dont add bioload lol. I like a few hermits and snails for fun, but never lean on them for algae issues. (Also, snails tend to harbor pyram snails, so this will be the last tank i put astreas in).
     

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