Reef Tank Clean Up Crew Invert Pack – Snails, Hermit Crabs & Sand Cleaners

Reef Tank Clean Up Crew Invert Pack

Keep your saltwater aquarium cleaner with a balanced reef tank clean up crew of algae-eating snails, scavenging hermit crabs, and sand-cleaning invertebrates.

Each Discover Aquatics Clean Up Crew Pack is sized for your aquarium and combines marine invertebrates that work across the glass, live rock, substrate, and hard-to-reach areas of your reef. Instead of relying on a single algae eater, the pack gives you several types of cleaners that perform different jobs throughout the aquarium.

Whether you're stocking a new reef after the cycle, dealing with nuisance algae, or adding more cleaning power to an established system, these packs make it easy to build a diverse saltwater clean up crew.

What Your Clean Up Crew Helps With

• Grazes algae from aquarium glass and live rock
• Scavenges leftover food and organic debris
• Helps keep the sand bed active and cleaner
• Targets multiple areas of the aquarium
• Adds useful diversity to your reef ecosystem
• Easy tank-size-based packages
• Reef-friendly saltwater invertebrates

For Aquariums up to 20 gallons:

5x Snails (Astrea Snails, Cerith Snails), 5x Hermit Crabs (red/blue leg hermits), 2x Sand Movers (Nassarius Snails)

For Aquariums up to 40 gallons:

10x Snails (Astrea Snails, Trochus Snails), 10x Hermit Crabs (red/blue hermits), 3x Sand Movers (Nassarius Snails, Tiger Conch Snails)

For Aquariums up to 75 gallons:

15x Snails (Astrea Snails, Trochus Snails, Turbo Snails), 15x Hermit Crabs (red/blue hermits), 5x Sand Movers (Nassarius Snails, Tiger Conch Snails)

Why Use Different Clean Up Crew Invertebrates?

A diverse clean up crew is more effective because different species work in different areas of the aquarium.

Astrea, Trochus & Turbo Snails graze algae from rockwork and other hard surfaces.

Cerith Snails work on algae and organic material and can reach smaller spaces.

Red & Blue Leg Hermit Crabs are active scavengers that pick through rockwork for algae and leftover food.

Nassarius Snails spend much of their time in the substrate and quickly emerge to scavenge meaty food and organic debris.

Tiger Conchs move across the sand bed while grazing and scavenging.

That division of labor is exactly why the strongest competing clean-up crew listings explain the role of each animal rather than simply listing quantities.

When Should I Add a Clean Up Crew?

Wait until your saltwater aquarium has completed its nitrogen cycle and there is enough natural algae or organic material available for the animals to eat. Adding too many cleaners to a brand-new aquarium with very little food can leave them without enough to graze or scavenge.

Important

Clean up crews help manage algae and organic waste, but they do not replace proper aquarium maintenance, nutrient management, water changes, or correcting the underlying cause of excessive algae growth.

Because these are live animals, appearance and exact sizing will naturally vary.