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03/01/2014, 08:52 AM
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HELP! CuC Problems!!
Hi everyone, ive had my 55 gallon FOWLR up and running for about 3 months now. For some reason, i cannot keep my snails alive for the life of me. After running tests the water parameters seem fine, im not sure whats wrong.
fish stock-- all get along Great 2 maroon gold stripe clowns 1 Melanarus Wrasse 1 Flame Angel 1 Kole Tang does anyone have any ideas on why they keep dying? and would it be a bad idea to try and add a shrimp now or some more hermit crabs? --my cleaner shrimp got sucked up by my stupid power head thanks for the help |
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03/01/2014, 09:01 AM
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Post #'s please. Saying numbers are fine doesn't help.
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03/01/2014, 09:22 AM
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Salinity 1.024
ph 8.2 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate~5-10ppm |
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03/01/2014, 10:53 AM
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Moved On
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Melanarus is known to eat inverts... Not sure about snails... Hermits if u have defff will kill and eat cerith snails and use their shells....get bigggg turbos mine like 3" and nothing bothers them
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03/01/2014, 10:53 AM
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Moved On
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They dont like nitrates either wat kinda test kit? Api can b deceiving
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03/01/2014, 11:16 AM
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yeah it is an API, is there one you would recommend?
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03/01/2014, 11:33 AM
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Don't rule out the possibility that the cuc is starving to death. If you keep an ultra clean system it can happen. That's a good thing if that's the case.
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03/01/2014, 12:18 PM
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ALso---how's your alkalinity/calcium? A deficiency may show first in snails, then in fish.
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Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%. |
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