Game Plan - ucdcrew vs. the vermetid snails

ucdcrew · 03/19/2018, 12:32 PM

I have a 25g cube tank set up at the moment. I'm buying a 65 RR from someone on Wed. Right now the 25 has 2 clowns and a goby, a handful of snails and hermits, a small frogspawn, a 4 headed duncan, a 10-12 head frag of kryptonite candy cane, and a 5-6 inch piece of a lobo with 3 heads.

I have vermetid snails on every damn rock in that tank. They're growing on the skeleton of my coral. I think that's what is ****ing off my frogspawn. I currently have a terrible small skimmer running (really old hydor slim skim) and thing that might be some of the issue - but my Reef Octopus didn't fit in the sump. It will fit in the new tank (and probably overskim, its for a 120).
I've only been feeding pellets but obviously my fish aren't eating them all, and organics aren't being skimmed out appropriately.

Would the best option be to cycle the new tank fishless (I still have about 50 lbs of dry rock), transfer the fish over and then dry out the vermetid infested rock? Will they survive? I've also heard a low salinity dip will help? Ideas? I don't want them in my new tank to bother my coral.

Reef noob_ · 03/19/2018, 01:57 PM

I (had) a vermetid snail problem in my current tank. They were EVERYWHERE all over the rock. After a log time of me physically breaking the snails off ( allows CUC such as hermits to get to the snails) and adding a coris wrasse, they have for the most part disappeared naturally.

Drying out the rock ( you should probably bleach or mutating acid wash as well) will definitely kill them all.

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mcgyvr · 03/19/2018, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ucdcrew

Would the best option be to cycle the new tank fishless (I still have about 50 lbs of dry rock), transfer the fish over and then dry out the vermetid infested rock?

That is a very good plan..

ucdcrew · 03/19/2018, 03:02 PM

There's really only one piece of that stuff that I want in there anyhow - a long flat shelf piece. I'm glad I didn't epoxy the coral down.

03/19/2018, 12:32 PM	#1
ucdcrew Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 563	Game Plan - ucdcrew vs. the vermetid snails I have a 25g cube tank set up at the moment. I'm buying a 65 RR from someone on Wed. Right now the 25 has 2 clowns and a goby, a handful of snails and hermits, a small frogspawn, a 4 headed duncan, a 10-12 head frag of kryptonite candy cane, and a 5-6 inch piece of a lobo with 3 heads. I have vermetid snails on every damn rock in that tank. They're growing on the skeleton of my coral. I think that's what is ****ing off my frogspawn. I currently have a terrible small skimmer running (really old hydor slim skim) and thing that might be some of the issue - but my Reef Octopus didn't fit in the sump. It will fit in the new tank (and probably overskim, its for a 120). I've only been feeding pellets but obviously my fish aren't eating them all, and organics aren't being skimmed out appropriately. Would the best option be to cycle the new tank fishless (I still have about 50 lbs of dry rock), transfer the fish over and then dry out the vermetid infested rock? Will they survive? I've also heard a low salinity dip will help? Ideas? I don't want them in my new tank to bother my coral. __________________ If it weren't for gravity and law enforcement, I'd be unstoppable! Current Tank Info: 25g nano, working on new 65g

03/19/2018, 01:57 PM	#2
Reef noob_ Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: holmdel, NJ Posts: 555	Game Plan - ucdcrew vs. the vermetid snails I (had) a vermetid snail problem in my current tank. They were EVERYWHERE all over the rock. After a log time of me physically breaking the snails off ( allows CUC such as hermits to get to the snails) and adding a coris wrasse, they have for the most part disappeared naturally. Drying out the rock ( you should probably bleach or mutating acid wash as well) will definitely kill them all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ ________________________ New Build in progress http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2528685 90 gallon DT, 65 Gallon Fuge, Chinese LEDs, LPS and Soft coral reef

03/19/2018, 03:02 PM	#4
ucdcrew Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 563	There's really only one piece of that stuff that I want in there anyhow - a long flat shelf piece. I'm glad I didn't epoxy the coral down. __________________ If it weren't for gravity and law enforcement, I'd be unstoppable! Current Tank Info: 25g nano, working on new 65g