Inverts in a 72 gal bow front

[Rich_1833]

I know that I don't even have my tank set up yet but I'm a dreamer. I really like the cleaner crew (inverts) like; Urchins, Starfish, snails, shrimps, crabs, claims, etc... What would be the best set up of these. The tank is a 72 bow front. I plain to have a FOWLR with about 70-75 pounds of live rock. I would like to have a lot or as much as possible of these little things.

 

[BIGgourami]

i would do about 30 hermits any kind (i'd stay way from the big ones too), a purple urchin, a serpent sea star (you can get them in a variety of colors now) a sand sifting star, arrow crab, and about 15 black/mexican turbo snails and 30 bumblebee snails. they should all be fine together. if you get that watchman goby you could get a pistol shrimp and they'll probably start a simbiotic relationship. i don't know anything about keeping them or compatability, though.

 

[608004]

Hermit crabs clean algea off the bottom and snails will clean it off the glass.

 

[sprayin70]

With a FOWLR most non reef safe fish will eat inverts. Unless you use reef safe fish you may have a problem. Good luck