New CUC...

meowzer

meowzer

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I got a few new CUC items ...LOL...
The tinyist florida fighting conch I have ever seen, LOL, which is ok cause it is in my 29G....I needed something to help with the sand, and when it gets bigger I will move it to the 54 or the 225 OHHHH..hard to tell from the pic, but it is barely 1"
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Chestnut Turbo snail....I liked the color...I put one in the 29G, 1 in the 54G, and 5 in the 225G
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The tinyest seahare I have ever seen, It's a dwarf
it is in the 225G, and if this ones dies I GIVE UP on them
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More of the chestnut turbos....They had better be munching away
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And a Lettuce Nudi.....hopefully it will eat some of the HA before something eats it..LOL...I put 1 in the 29G, and 1 in the 225G I may move the one in the 29G after a couple of days...I do not have that much algae
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lietz06

lietz06

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I really like the color of the chestnut snails! what does a fighting conch do? i also got a lettuce nudi w/ my order i got on wed....hoping the waterflow doesnt push him into one of our anemones.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by lietz06
http:///forum/post/3171611
I really like the color of the chestnut snails! what does a fighting conch do? i also got a lettuce nudi w/ my order i got on wed....hoping the waterflow doesnt push him into one of our anemones.
The conch is a great diatom and algae eater...it buries itself in the sand, and cleans "crap" from under and on the sand bed
 
cranberry

cranberry

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The orange chestnuts seem to be the hardiest out of all the turbos.... a tough snail. I don't think I've ever lost one. I find they do an awesome job. Lettuce nudi eat more byropsis than the silkier hair algae. I love conchs. It'll be fun to grow him.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3171670
The orange chestnuts seem to be the hardiest out of all the turbos.... a tough snail. I don't think I've ever lost one. I find they do an awesome job. Lettuce nudi more it byropsis than the silkier hair algae. I love conch. It'll be fun to grow them.
Yeah...that's why I got the nudi's...I have noticed some bryopsis in with the HA...I am trying to remove it manually too

I like the conch too...this one is sooo small...lol....that means I will have lots of time with it in the 29G before it gets too big :)
 
cranberry

cranberry

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Hope you don't kill your snails with that.... if they start to loose their "stickiness" to the glass. Stop with the magnesium.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3171678
Hope you don't kill your snails with that.... if they start to loose their "stickiness" to the glass. Stop with the magnesium.
OK thanks....What I read is you should be able to safely raise it to 1550...I will keep a close eye on it...I am gonna test it again tomorrow...
 
life~reefer

life~reefer

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I would be careful. I have done this successfully but lost most of my snails. I blacked out the tank also to help and the bryopsis was gone. Just make sure to test on a regular basis and everything will work out.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by Life~Reefer
http:///forum/post/3171693
I would be careful. I have done this successfully but lost most of my snails. I blacked out the tank also to help and the bryopsis was gone. Just make sure to test on a regular basis and everything will work out.
How high did you raise the mag to??? When you say blacked out...do you just mean turn off lights??? I have corals nad a Squamosa that need light
 
life~reefer

life~reefer

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3171699
How high did you raise the mag to??? When you say blacked out...do you just mean turn off lights??? I have corals nad a Squamosa that need light
I was told 1500-1600 but I can't remember the exact number I raised it to. I don't think it was up to 1600 though. I would see how much the bryopsis after you reach a different level. By blacking out i mean turning the tank light off and covering the tank in cardboard so no light gets inside. I blacked it out for 4 days. Don't exceed four days though I don't think the coral could take more than that. I have corals too but no clam so you may want to ask around before you do anything drastic. Good luck. Bryopsis is annoying as heck. Hope everything turns out okay.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by Life~Reefer
http:///forum/post/3171710
I was told 1500-1600 but I can't remember the exact number I raised it to. I don't think it was up to 1600 though. I would see how much the bryopsis after you reach a different level. By blacking out i mean turning the tank light off and covering the tank in cardboard so no light gets inside. I blacked it out for 4 days. Don't exceed four days though I don't think the coral could take more than that. I have corals too but no clam so you may want to ask around before you do anything drastic. Good luck. Bryopsis is annoying as heck. Hope everything turns out okay.
Thank you....I believe I read 1550 on the mag as the max.....I am still removing a lot manually, and hopefully these critters I got will help...see I have a lot of HA too...:(
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Originally Posted by SocalNano24
http:///forum/post/3183742
So, how have your chestnut snails worked out? I just got one for each tank.
Funny you should ask.....I ordered 2, along with 5 new type of astreas
it seems I got 7 chestnuts.....2 are alive

SOOOOO 2 are good

It doesn't matter....I got credit cause they sent me the wrong thing anyway...
 
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