crabs & snails dieing what to do

[Reefkid 07]

What is your Specific Gravity? It can kill them quick if it is not somewhere in the area of 1.023-1.024.

 

[Pallen81]

sure there aren't high nitrates in there? anything over 20ppm could start to cause problems....

what about temperature? hmmmmm

 

[Catpicklesdog]

And check for phosphates - that's what killed mine.

 

[Grins]

Good that you are drip acclimating them. When you do this are you still floating the bag in the tank or sump so the temp doesn't drop?

 

[tankanator]

WOW I didn't know that he posted all these threads for the same question he has a thread on general marine for the same problem, so I guess we can either close this one or the one in the general marine. I don't know if I'll talk to him tonight he works later but I will talk to him and try to explain better on how to use these forums. Just bare with me thanks.

 

[jojo22]

I run my tanks at about 1.027 and my inverts are fine so the numbers above are not really accurate.

 

[biggy_mack]

If you let the acclimation water get too cold and then add them to a warm tank that can them as well.

 

[Reefkid 07]

I run my tanks at about 1.027 and my inverts are fine so the numbers above are not really accurate.

oh no, we're bad peeps, sorry for the inacurate numbers! I'll be more sure next time.

 

[Reefkid 07]

Is it worse if its too low or too high? I know my lfs has their sg at 1.019 too reduce stress.

 

[jojo22]

On a FO tank 1.019 is fine. On a FOWLR I wouldn't go lower than 1.022 and for a reef 1.022-1.025 is suggested but some go as high as 1.030 I feel that being too low is worse, it is harder on the inverts IMO.