cleaning crew?

[Charger]

was wondering what would be good to buy to put in once my tank is done cycling.

 

[Surgical]

Some live rock from someone else tank would be good, with some pods and stuff.

 

[Charger]

oh ok and what are pods?

 

[gr1mm]

Pods are little tiny animals that fish live to eat, if you set up a sump with refugium you can have them reproduce in there ane it will be natual food for yur fish.

 

[Surgical]

Sorry, yes copepods and amphipods, theyre little bugs. Snails are good for cleanup too, maybe some trochus or stomatellas, nassarius...

 

[Charger]

oh ok cool sounds good and is a sump hard to set up?

 

[Surgical]

Well, you need a way to get the water down there, wether its drilling your tank and having an internal overflow, or using a hang on back style. Once you have that and return plumbing its as easy as pumpi. The water back up

 

[Charger]

oh ok thanks ill investigate a bit more on it for the future but as of right now just going to try and get it started with the canister filter i have but thanks for all the info

 

[twomuch42004]

does pods mess with your zoas or bother them in any way I have alot in my frag tank

 

[russ13]

i have never had a problem with them messing with corals

 

[twomuch42004]

oh okay just a sore eye to see all over my frag tank hiding in my polyps

 

[russ13]

tell us about your setup...gallons? filters? lighting?

 

[twomuch42004]

who omar or me dont want to high jack his thread

 

[russ13]

Omar lol

 

[gr1mm]

this might help. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaDDKNA4cn0

 

[FijiZoo]

bare bottem ftw!!!!

 

[Charger]

oh ok well i have a 100 gallon tank with a Jebo lighting and a fluval fx5 canister filter and a cyclone skimmer

 

[Charger]

were can i find some good snails at a decent price?

 

[twomuch42004]

get rid of the fluval not helping at all

 

[russ13]

were can i find some good snails at a decent price?

check out gills its like 10 mins from you. jeff the owner is a real cool guy