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glarior
06-14-2009, 08:15 PM
How many and of what consist of your CUC (include tanks size plz)

ILuvMyGoldBarb
06-14-2009, 08:38 PM
125 gal

2x Fighting Conchs
6x hermit crabs
4x Turbo Snails
2x Trochus Snails
24x Nassarius Snails (deep sandbed)
1x Coral Banded Shrimp

I guess I should have voted 36+, but I may not have all those Nassarius left now. LOL Hard to tell when they spend their live in the sand.

glarior
06-15-2009, 01:55 AM
I enjoy how Nassarius snails hide under the sand in the aquarium. I only have 2 turbos, 10 Nassarius (if all are alive), and maybe 10 hermits. I am thinking of increasing my CUC but unsure at this time.

Fishguy2727
06-15-2009, 01:59 AM
40high

1x Giant Nassarius
7x Electric Blue Knuckle Hermit
2x Electric Orange Knuckle Hermit
4x Scarlet Reef Hermit
1x Small Abalone
?x Bristleworms

Drumachine09
06-15-2009, 02:58 AM
Its been a long time, refresh me, CUC means what?

ILuvMyGoldBarb
06-15-2009, 03:02 AM
CUC = Clean Up Crew

Fishguy2727
06-15-2009, 03:02 AM
Clean Up Crew

AABatteries
06-15-2009, 03:39 AM
In my 20g high I started with:

3x cerith
3x nassarius
5x astrea
2x orange turbo
2x scarlet hermit
5x blue leg hermit
1x emerald crab

So, I started with those 21. Now I'm probably down to about 15 or so.

Miltonic
06-15-2009, 03:47 AM
36+ I honestly can't even count what I have in there anymore lol Reef Cleaners ([Only Registered Users Can See Links.]) hooked me up with an awesome CUC to keep everything nice and clean. They include Astrea snails, Nassarius snails, Turbo snails, Cerith snails, Florida ceriths, hermits that im slowly moving to the sump, and Nerite snails.

ILuvMyGoldBarb
06-15-2009, 04:02 AM
Reefcleaners.org is an awesome place to get your clean up crew. I highly recommend them. They are also great for reef club group buys.

MonkeyPox
06-15-2009, 04:04 AM
All my salts have, at a minimum, narassius and mexican turbos. No crabs as I tend to favor creatures that make tasty meals out of them.

kaybee
06-15-2009, 04:58 AM
65gal Reef w/light bio-load (four small fish):

Working CUC
(purchased specifically to perform as CUC)

1 scarlet-legged hermit crab (it's been in the tank for nearly 3yrs now)
1 trochus snail
2 turbo snails
1 emerald crab

Ornamental CUC
(purchased primarily to add bio-diversity to the tank or for how they looked)

1 fighting conch
1 nassarius snail
1 black tonga nassarius snail
1 maroon serpent star
1 blue porcelain/anemone crab (filter feeder, not sure if it qualifies as CUC)

Unsung CUC
Multitude of bristleworms, micro-starfish, pods and other hitch-hiker detritivores

cocoa_pleco
06-15-2009, 04:59 AM
none, my lunar wrasse and snowflake moray have picked off everything, even my urchin

labnjab
06-15-2009, 12:26 PM
29 gallon with a 20 gallon sump

9 Astrea Snails
5 Blue Legged Hermits
5 Baby turbo snails
5 Cerith Snails
6 or 7 baby fighting conchs (will get rid of several once they grow)
1 Coral Banded Shrimp

I have plans to add a few Mexican turbos as soon as I can find them to keep the hair algae in check