Well I have let me tank slip over the past couple of months due to traveling and school. I have a 40 gallon breeder that has become over run with detritus and hair algae. I used a power head and blew all the junk from between the rocks and any dead spots that I found, then did a 5 gallon water change. I am planning on doing another water change later this week, I didn't want to change to much at one time. I just ordered a large clean up crew of 50 blue leg hermits and 50 astrea snails that should be here before the end of the week. I had a clean up crew but they have slowly died and am now down to about 5 snails and 5 or so crabs.

Am I taking the right steps to getting my tank under control? Any thing that I might have forgot to do or that I should do?