Cleanup Crew

[pufferfish]

I have a 40 gallon tank 36 x18 x 18
55 lbs. LR
4 inch sand bed ( 30% Live, 10 % crush coral, 60 % aragonite)
seaclone protein skimmer
that's it

How Many of each cleanup guys do i need?
I keep looking online at Clean up Crew packages that offer things like...
20-30 blue leg hermits
20-30 SNails
1 emerald
1 brittle star

etc... several deals

How much do i actually need?

 

[YoFishboy]

A general rule of thumb is one snail per gallon and one hermit crab per about 3 or 4 gallons. I have not had any problems with exceeding this ratio a little bit in my reef tank. For a 40g, one star would be fine, a few cleaner shrimp, and a larger, reef safe crab, like an emerald or a sally light foot. Good luck and enjoy!