How much Alum for snail treatment?

[Sumpin'fishy]

I am receiving some plants this week in the mail, and I was warned that some may contain snails. I'd like to treat all the plants just to be sure. I have some Alum, which I bought at the grocery store. It is in a spice container (dry powder).

How much do I add to a 5 gallon bucket if I want to soak overnight?

 

[superjohnny]

lookey what i found

Alum (aluminum sulfate), at a concentration of one or two teaspoons per gallon, also makes a bath to eliminate snails and snail eggs. Twenty-four hours should do it. Rinse the plants thoroughly before putting them in the aquarium.

 

[djlen]

Sump, 2 hrs. will kill snails but for snail eggs leave em in overnight.
BTW, 1 tsp./gal. will do it.

Len