ordering a CUC

[jkeating2005]

hello again everyone!

since i have got my new lights (nova extreme pro), and switched over to a sump/fuge, i have had an algae everywhere problem!

i am about to put in an order for a CUC at reeftopia.com

48 turbos
10 peppermint shrimp
12 blue leg hermits
1 serpant stars
4 nudibranch lettuce


is this two much.. I was shooting for the free shipping

my tank is a 46 gallon with a 20 gallon sump.

i know the 1 per gallon and i went a little over that!

i already have 8 turbos
2 peppermint shrimp
1 blood red fire shrimp
1 sally light foot

should i order this?

 

[yote]

48 turbos in a 46?Those things get big and tend to push stuff off the rocks.And once the algaes gone,you'll have a bunch of starving snails.Get several of those things dieing at once,and you might as well have huge fish dead in the tank.
I would get no more than 3 or 4 of the turbos.But get a mix of other kinds of snails.
Say maybe 10 or 15 Nassarius snails,7 or 8 Astrea snails.
Dont get no more than one of the nudis.They'll go through the hair pretty fast,then you'll have to find it a new home before it starves to death.
I'd also cut the pepperments back to 3 or 4.

 

[jkeating2005]

ok! thanks!

it seemed like way to much!

no free shipping for me.

at least their price are good

 

[dustin_P74]

+1 yote

 

[yote]

In addition to what I posted above,go with these.:
Get 7 or 8 of the star snails
A couple of emerald crabs
6 of both types of the Nerite snails
Get a couple of the serpent stars
and go a head and try 10 of those Silky Tegula snails.
Does that get you any closer?:D

 

[Fastlight]

If you are trying to get free shipping I believe www.liveaquari.com has free shipping on their cuc at $80.

 

[Bifferwine]

Way too many turbos. You should only have a few turbos in a tank your size. Get astraea, nerite, trochus, bumblebee, and nassarius snails instead.