considering removing hermits

[wickedfrags]

not related to your hermit issue...but your sump should have a light over it, when ever the lights on the main tank are off

Originally Posted by bignose

I could put them in my sump but do they need light? My sump room light is always off.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by wickedfrags.com

not related to your hermit issue...but your sump should have a light over it, when ever the lights on the main tank are off

My understanding is that this rule only applies to a sump with a refugium containing chaeto, etc. I don't completely understand, but something to do with the oxygen release??

Bignose only has rock in his sump so it should not be an issue.

[riceboy]

SNAILS FTW. ya i had hermits in my first set up 5 yrs ago lol and never again lol, and never want any crabs either lol shrimp pretty much grabs all the food that end up in the sand, although my snails do keep on disappearing . found 2 in the sump but not sure where the rest went but the magfloat and scrapper does wonders on the glass lol

[Reef-Geek]

I like to get rid of my hermits too, the blue legs kills my cerith snails.
but I worried about one thing, hermit crabs can quickly eat dead fish/coral/snail, without them how can I do that?

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by shingo43

I like to get rid of my hermits too, the blue legs kills my cerith snails.
but I worried about one thing, hermit crabs can quickly eat dead fish/coral/snail, without them how can I do that?

+1.

I can add... don't kill anything! Ha ha.

I agree with your statement though... and feel that they are definitely useful for clean-up.

I just say to remove the "problem" crabs. Not all crabs act the same IMO. Some are coral "sitters" others are not.