whats wrong with my snail??!!

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xrobbx03

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I think there is something wrong with my turbo snail. The past two nights in a row its been on the glass and then just randomly falls off all the way to the bottom. Why is this snail doing this?
 
fishydogs

fishydogs

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Maybe it decided the glass wasn't as appetizing as the substrate. Seriously, check your levels. Your turbo may be getting stressed from ph or something. Can't really tell without testing the water.
 
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xrobbx03

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PH 8.0
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
SG 1.021
Temp 79 Degrees
 
madman133

madman133

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Originally Posted by xrobbx03
PH 8.0
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 0
SG 1.021
Temp 79 Degrees
You prbably want to up the sg. i dont know if thats why the snails doing it but it a but low.
 
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xrobbx03

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yeah im slowly in the process of doing that now because im going to be adding corals soon. I want to get it up to 1.024 - 1.025
 
fishydogs

fishydogs

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You'll want to keep doing that. Inverts like the SG a little higher than fish do. I keep mine on the top .024 - .026
 
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xrobbx03

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is my PH being 8.0 going to be a problem with corals cause i read in books that they like it at 8.2 - 8.4
 
mikeyjer

mikeyjer

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Originally Posted by xrobbx03
is my PH being 8.0 going to be a problem with corals cause i read in books that they like it at 8.2 - 8.4
Bumping it up would be good! I keep my salinity around 1.025-1.027 for my reef and keep PH at 8.3 And my Calcium at 450. :happyfish
 
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xrobbx03

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how would i go about in doing that because i heard that you have to be very careful with buffers i dont want to mess anything up.
 
pfitz44

pfitz44

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First off, with inverts, you should keep your SG no lower than 1.25. Your pH also is a little low. Check your alk and Calcium. You want your alk around 110 and your calcium around 630. pH should fix itself from them, as tehy are ph buffers.
 
mikeyjer

mikeyjer

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Originally Posted by PFitz44
First off, with inverts, you should keep your SG no lower than 1.25. Your pH also is a little low. Check your alk and Calcium. You want your alk around 110 and your calcium around 630. pH should fix itself from them, as tehy are ph buffers.
Why would you want your Calcium that high?? A level around 400 is pretty good, I try to keep it at 450. :happyfish
 
pfitz44

pfitz44

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Originally Posted by Mikeyjer
Why would you want your Calcium that high?? A level around 400 is pretty good, I try to keep it at 450. :happyfish

Your right... 400-500. Dont know were i got 620 from...

Kinda wierd number too..... :thinking:
 
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