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celacanthr
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did ur tank ever cycle?
txjigsaw
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55 gal. tank 90lbs live rock
pink figi sand
canister filter rated for 100 gal tank
heater, powerhead, skimmer
20 astrea snails
10 blue leg hermits
1 lettuce nudibranch
1 coral banded shrimp
1 emerald crab
1 neon goby
1 Mushroom Polyp Green Ricordea
1 mexican turbo snail
and pesky hair algae starting to grow :scared:
sg is 1.024
pink figi sand
canister filter rated for 100 gal tank
heater, powerhead, skimmer
20 astrea snails
10 blue leg hermits
1 lettuce nudibranch
1 coral banded shrimp
1 emerald crab
1 neon goby
1 Mushroom Polyp Green Ricordea
1 mexican turbo snail
and pesky hair algae starting to grow :scared:
sg is 1.024
celacanthr
Active Member
what do the snails look like when they die? did the animals just stop moving or are there empty shells or are there cracked open shells?
hot883
Active Member
Originally Posted by txjigsaw
Some of my snails have died. And also my emerald crab is not moving around much. All test are at 0. Any ideas? :help:
Some snails will die when they are on their backs. When I walk by my tank I always look inside to see if any fell off the glass etc. I had 1 this morning that i did not notice (on his side) the hermits were taking care of him.
Some of my snails have died. And also my emerald crab is not moving around much. All test are at 0. Any ideas? :help:
Some snails will die when they are on their backs. When I walk by my tank I always look inside to see if any fell off the glass etc. I had 1 this morning that i did not notice (on his side) the hermits were taking care of him.
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exile415
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what are your water paremeters ?
cartman101
Active Member
Originally Posted by txjigsaw
Temp 79
Ammonia 0.25
BINGO!
Temp 79
Ammonia 0.25
BINGO!
cartman101
Active Member
Your ammonia is to high. Get it down to the big zero (0)
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exile415
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yeeup. theres your killer
celacanthr
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wait what test kit do you use?
celacanthr
Active Member
yep they are inaccurate especially with ammonia
mr_bill
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It's possible the .25 ammonia reading is from the snails dieing and not the original killer in your tank.
Find all the dead animals and remove them, then do a large water change, I'd say 40-50% stretched over 3 days. Then retest your water parameters, and if you still have ammonia at that point make a check list.
1)any new Live rock? (might have decaying items)
2)have you ever added any chemicals? (ICH meds, ect.)
3)stray voltage? (bad heater)
4)take water to your LFS for testing
5)do any of your tank levels fluctuate? (temp, PH, ect.)
Find all the dead animals and remove them, then do a large water change, I'd say 40-50% stretched over 3 days. Then retest your water parameters, and if you still have ammonia at that point make a check list.
1)any new Live rock? (might have decaying items)
2)have you ever added any chemicals? (ICH meds, ect.)
3)stray voltage? (bad heater)
4)take water to your LFS for testing
5)do any of your tank levels fluctuate? (temp, PH, ect.)
pebbles
Member
I may be wrong but I had 4 snails 2 died I could tell they weren't doing well not sticking to the glass etc.. now this was a 2-3 mo old tank IMO they were starving I feed a forth of a seaweed sheet per week now & the other 2 snails seem to be doing fine. (they find & eat the seaweed like there's no tomorrow) I again could be wrong but if the levels were high wouldn't more snails have died??? Good luck. OH AND EMERALDS need algae too and a new tank wouldn't have the build up yet. I spot feed the emerald too.