noah's nemo
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I've just noticed a few have coraline on thier shells,i'm sure its normal,just wonder how it happens on moving things?
how slow are snails... really
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aquatica-tech
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Haha I got a few Turbos today and they move pretty fast for a snail but I got a standard 55 gallon tank and itlll probrably take 30-60 minutes to get from one side to the other
amyandbrandon2
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I have a scarlet hermit that has coraline on his shell along with some other kind of algae..
BTW is that a Newfoundland in your display pic?
BTW is that a Newfoundland in your display pic?
rotarygeek
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I don't know about saltwater snails, but my freshwater snails move pretty quick. Well pretty quick for what snails move like.
noah's nemo
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It sure is a newfie,we love him, all 190 lbs.He's a big baby,they are great family dogs!
Anyway i just wonder since they move how does it grow on them??
Anyway i just wonder since they move how does it grow on them??
anonome
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Remember that they graze on corraline rocks and other corraline covered objects. Since they are somewhat slow, and they dislodge pieces of corraline and their shell is all calcium, it is no wonder that they are covered in corraline. Snails are actually a good source of growing corraline in the tank....constantly disrupting the corraline from the rocks, glass, pumps, and sending it into the water current to reattach somewhere else.
noah's nemo
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Good info,thanks.So do you increase your coraline growth with more snails?Along with everything else it takes to grow.
anonome
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Originally Posted by Noah's Nemo
http:///forum/post/2481668
Good info,thanks.So do you increase your coraline growth with more snails?Along with everything else it takes to grow.
One of the ways, but don't overload your tank with them. They don't eat corraline, so you must have enough food for them to survive also. When you buy them look for the ones with corraline on their shells. Any rock or snail with corraline that is added to the tank will ultimately increase your chances of growing it. This is of course assuming that the perameters are also good.
http:///forum/post/2481668
Good info,thanks.So do you increase your coraline growth with more snails?Along with everything else it takes to grow.
One of the ways, but don't overload your tank with them. They don't eat corraline, so you must have enough food for them to survive also. When you buy them look for the ones with corraline on their shells. Any rock or snail with corraline that is added to the tank will ultimately increase your chances of growing it. This is of course assuming that the perameters are also good.
noah's nemo
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Does lighting play a role in all this?I only have strips.Thanks again
spiderwoman
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I have a few really fast snails in my tank. In 5 minutes one got from the top of the front glass to the back glass. It was maybe 5 inches off the side glass when the trip started. I didn't notice if it went down to the bottom or to the side glass. I couldn't believe how quick it was. This in a 55g tank
scopus tang
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Originally Posted by Noah's Nemo
http:///forum/post/2481722
Does lighting play a role in all this?I only have strips.Thanks again
Yes, light plays a role in coralline algae growth. Its an algae and thus is photosynthetic. One of the things I've noticed over the years however, is that you seem to get more coralline growth earlier under actinic lighting then under metal halides (faster growth and more of it). Its almost like coralline recedes or retards under metal halides, till it reaches a certain point and then it begins to grow (if you look under the rocks or in the shade in a tank with metal halides - lots of growth, out in the open not so much). Just an observation.
http:///forum/post/2481722
Does lighting play a role in all this?I only have strips.Thanks again
Yes, light plays a role in coralline algae growth. Its an algae and thus is photosynthetic. One of the things I've noticed over the years however, is that you seem to get more coralline growth earlier under actinic lighting then under metal halides (faster growth and more of it). Its almost like coralline recedes or retards under metal halides, till it reaches a certain point and then it begins to grow (if you look under the rocks or in the shade in a tank with metal halides - lots of growth, out in the open not so much). Just an observation.