Too many snails?

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evil wizard

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Ok so I tested the water

Before w/c
Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrite 2-5 ppm
Nitrate 80pp

After w/c
Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate 20ppm

I forgot to do a water change one week I think.
 
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Duckie

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One week missing water change should not have made the water so bad - your nitrites should have still stayed at 0 even if you forget to do water changes. Going to 80 ppm nitrate doesn't happen overnight either (or in a week you skipped). I would recommend 3 things: reduce bioload, increase bio filtration capacity, up your water change schedule (more often or more % each time).
 

starfishplus

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Hi do you still have any snail's to get rid of?
 

Evonne786

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In my 10 gallon I have 47 small gold mystery snails,11 big brown mystery snails,1 blue mystery snails,1 albino mystery snail, and 1 tiny trapdoor snail. The gold snails are no longer then the tip of my pinkie,the brown snails are about 1-1.5 inch,the blue is about 1 inch, the albino snail is about 1.5 inch, the trapdoor snail is about .5 inch. Before you say anything I must say something. All of these snails except the blue,albino mystery, and the trapdoor were unexpected babies. What should I do? I have a 20 gallon high I could put some of the snails in.
I need some snails. U still have. Contact sully2323@yahoo.com thanks
 
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