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Matt Rogers · 05-10-2005, 11:12 PM

I'll never forget the day Gresham gave me these 4 little black snails, because that was the day I only had 4.

Now I have hundreds of these little buggers. I siphon out probably 50 with every water change. (see attached) Crazy thing is this is only from the front of the glass, I see more in back. And when I fill the tank back up, many have moved to the front already. It's insane.

I can't tell you what kind they are, I can just tell you they are nocturnal. I don't see many during the day, but a few hours after lights out, they are out in force going across the sand, on the rocks and glass.

I am pretty bummed. I am even considering, shutting this tank down or at least a complete break down and clean up.

You see I have this theory that these prolific little bastards are sucking up my calcium to make their shells faster than my corals.

What the heck can I do?

05-10-2005, 11:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Matt Rogers KingFish Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38 Posts: 7,429 Blog Entries: 3 Karma: 3011	Snail Plague - What do I do? I'll never forget the day Gresham gave me these 4 little black snails, because that was the day I only had 4. Now I have hundreds of these little buggers. I siphon out probably 50 with every water change. (see attached) Crazy thing is this is only from the front of the glass, I see more in back. And when I fill the tank back up, many have moved to the front already. It's insane. I can't tell you what kind they are, I can just tell you they are nocturnal. I don't see many during the day, but a few hours after lights out, they are out in force going across the sand, on the rocks and glass. I am pretty bummed. I am even considering, shutting this tank down or at least a complete break down and clean up. You see I have this theory that these prolific little bastards are sucking up my calcium to make their shells faster than my corals. What the heck can I do? Attached Thumbnails _________ Go slow, let it grow. 3reef shirts here! Help Me with unanwered posts! Promote! Create reef videos and add them to 3reef! Join the 3reef YouTube Group! 20 long (9/04 - 8/06) with DIY Rock, 70 Watt HQI Halide x 2 24 watt T5 actinics, Aqua Medic Turboflotor Multi Skimmer, Tunze Turbelle 7200 powerhead.