I've probably spent over $50 on snails and hermits now, and not one of them is still alive. I also have 2 green chromis, royal gramma, o. clown, and a lawnmower blenny. Oh, I have some feather dusters too. All of which are doing fine. It's just that the snails and crabs are keeling over. The specifics are as follows: 55gal saltwater, tidepool 2 sump, installing protein skimmer tomorrow, 2 65 watt 10,000k daylight, and 2 65 watt actinic 03's. I keep my lights on 8 hours a day. Ammonia-0, Nitrites-0, Ph-7.7-8.0, Nitrates-20ppm. I'm also having a green algae problem, I can't keep snails or crabs alive along enough to eat it. I'm not overfeeding my fish either, who knows where the algae is coming from. Oh, and my tank has been up for 4 months now. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Snails and hermits dying!
- Thread starter BrookeC
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Per the instructions of my LFS. They said to put them in a bowl with the water from the bags, and then add 1 cup of water from my tank every 5-10mins, until the water in the bowl has tripled. Then use a net/hand to put them in the tank. Then disposing of the water in the bowl. :help:
BrookeC said:
Try opening the bag they come in and right away dump half the water down the drain, then replace what you dumped with water from your tank. Do the same thing every 45-60 minutes... do this about 4 times. then dump the water and put the critter in your tank.
BUT... all that said I think it might be your water quality. Your readings look fine, but the reality is that snails tend to go first when the water is poor and they are generally one of the hardest things to keep stable (with the exception of corals).... I suggest you check your test kits. They have a short shelf life and something may have expired. Try taking a water sample to your LFS to be tested. *If you do take a water sample to the LFS don't seal/close the container you transport the water in -- this could skew the results.
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IF it is copper of similar heavy metals, get a higher quality test kit like Seachem or Salifert or LaMotte and you'll be able to pick up even trace amounts.
And IF you do find trace amounts, first try running carbon and but if that doesn't work look for a product by Seachem called Cuprisorb. If that doesn't clear the copper, I doubt anything will.
Just hope that your live rock and sand aren't contaminated.
And IF you do find trace amounts, first try running carbon and but if that doesn't work look for a product by Seachem called Cuprisorb. If that doesn't clear the copper, I doubt anything will.
Just hope that your live rock and sand aren't contaminated.