I agree with Greg on 4-5 bl hermit crabs. Skip Cerith snails eazy pray for hermit crabs. Suggest 3 Turbo sails (1/10gallons) not the Mexican ones they get to big and knocks ever thing over. Sand sifting starfish, 1 cleaner shrimp.

okay well went and got my CUC (dad bought a cleaner shrimp cuz he thought it was cool) so the list
1 Cleaner shrimp (speedy)
3 hermit crabs
2 empty hermit shells
3 snails (one large one and 2 small ones)
1 brittle star

PICS ARE COMING
cant get camera to work :p

Okay as promised pictures!
Test kits?
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1/IMG_2023.jpg
This takes to long :(
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1/IMG_2024.jpg
Speedy the shrimp :D
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1/IMG_2029.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1/IMG_2030.jpg
POTM entries :p
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1/IMG_2036.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...1/IMG_2037.jpg

What no Calcium, Magnesium and Alkalinity test kits.:razz:

well i was thinking about it, but i decided as i dont even have proper lighting i mise well wait for those

+1 What the hell, double:razz:

^^

love the one hermit's shell.

never seen those test kits before anywhere i shop. are they strip's ? just wondering as i dont recall seeing a set amount of test's labelled before.

no there the hagen tubes that you add set ammount of drops then match the color

Looks like a great start!
Did you get 3 left-handed hermits (like the one shown)? I have 3 of them also and find them interesting but not really the best cleaners. I love the Skunk Cleaner Shrimp also! So nice looking. And I hear ya on the acclimating. I acclimate for at least an hour usually and it's torturous but better than dead livestock!