My briggs dont move

well after a full day of almost no movement i literally just threw them in a small container of dechlorinated/heavy metal neutralized Poland spring water and am seeing some good movement already.....

something is up with my water/tank that i need to investigate.

-chris
 
Lupin said:
Why did you add salt, Coach?
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i feel like i answered that question in chat a few minutes ago...lol

in a feable attempt to save my tiger barbs that were in the tank from a really bad mini-cycle. (they did not make it) i then did a crummy pwc which didnt remove most of the salt (most likely). I also most likely put way too much salt in.

long story short...i wasnt too responsible ini taking care of the tank and rushed into something without thinking....
 
coach_z said:
i feel like i answered that question in chat a few minutes ago...lol

in a feable attempt to save my tiger barbs that were in the tank from a really bad mini-cycle. (they did not make it) i then did a crummy pwc which didnt remove most of the salt (most likely). I also most likely put way too much salt in.

long story short...i wasnt too responsible ini taking care of the tank and rushed into something without thinking....
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Oops...I forgot about this. I'll get the chat log to make it easier for us to straighten things out.:)

[coach_z] 6:08 pm: i finally found out whats wrong with my snails....
[biomajorstudent] 6:09 pm: Whats wrong, Coach?
[coach_z] 6:10 pm: SALT! snails cant tolerate much salt....i previously ad salt in the tank.
[Lupin] 6:11 pm: Was that for ich, Coach?
[coach_z] 6:18 pm: Lupin: it was in a last attempt to save my tiger barbs after the tank went through an extremely large mini-cycle. they were gasping terribly and their gills were blood red.
[Lupin] 6:18 pm: Did the barbs recover?
[coach_z] 6:19 pm: the barbs did not make it, i did disolve the salt. this was a while ago and these snails werent in the tank. I changed the water to get the nitrates down but forgot about the salt i put in, which i admit was probably WAY too much
[Lupin] 6:20 pm: The salt should be reduced by water changes, Coach.
[coach_z] 6:21 pm: Lupin i dont think i did a very big water change because i had nothing in the tank and didnt plan on it for a while
[Lupin] 6:23 pm: If you hadn't done water changes for awhile, start small and go big daily until you are sure the salt is minimized or eliminated.
 
Glad I read this thread, I have some apple snails who have become sluggish of late - and my temp is up around 78-80F. I'll go lower it and see what happens.
 
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