I was wondering if anyone knew if the calcium blocks that are sold in the reptile section are ok to put in my snail tank? They are the ones shaped like turtles. I've heard mixed reviews on other sites. And I just want to get the right answer before I drop it in. Thanks
Calcium Blocks?
- Thread starter gilmoreguro
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some people use them. personally i rather get some high calcium foods. i also have a high ph water with lots of calcium. what is your water like?
I do try and feed them food with a lot of calcium in it. My tap water comes out very soft and a ph of 6.8.. I put in crushed coral a few weeks ago. It's brought my ph up to around 7.2.
I have a horrible problem with my soft water (at least for african people, SA Cichlids love it) I have never been able to keep a single snail in my water from tap. It comes out around 6.5 with no GH or KH that I can read on my test kits, and I have tried several. What I have done was add lace rock, or even crushed coral wrapped up in a porous material, like panty hose. Its Calcium based and works great. It does dissolve slow, so its probably best used in smaller tanks (I have one in my 20 gal shrimp and snail tank and it works like a charm) but I have a large piece in my 125 in its sump and now my snails dont dissolve anymore! BTW anything Calcium based should work.