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03-20-2004, 06:28 PM
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#31 (permalink)
| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA,Washington Age: 21
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 |  Re: Favorite Snail
ok thats cool. | 
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03-20-2004, 06:29 PM
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#32 (permalink)
| | Torch Coral
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| Re: Favorite Snail
do they eat green algae too. | |
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03-21-2004, 06:23 AM
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#33 (permalink)
| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: , SC,South_Carolina
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| Re: Favorite Snail
I don't think so. Do you have any true turbo snails in your tank? If so they should take care of any algae any color. _________ http://www.3reef.com/uploads/reefmanMC.jpg&&Right now I'm in the middle of a conversion from reef to Discus/ planted aquarium. Hair algae beat me down. Maybe a nano in the future. Everything screwed up so I'm converting to FOWLR. Wish me luck. | |
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03-21-2004, 08:42 AM
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#34 (permalink)
| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA,Washington Age: 21
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| Re: Favorite Snail
i have 5. I have this weird bright green algae growing in my tank is that just normal green algae or not. It's very bright green. | |
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03-22-2004, 03:45 PM
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#35 (permalink)
| | Kole Tang
Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: SF/Monterey Bay Area, CA
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| Re: Favorite Snail
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Gresham
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Feeding the reef... one polyp at a time... | |
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03-23-2004, 12:09 PM
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#36 (permalink)
| | Aiptasia Anemone
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| Re: Favorite Snail
Awesome link Gresham. Mine look like Nassarius Tinei. | |
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04-23-2004, 11:45 AM
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#37 (permalink)
| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA,Washington Age: 21
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| Re: Favorite Snail
which snails are better Turbo or Nassuarius. Which live longer? Which are better for brown diatoms or green algae. | |
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04-23-2004, 11:54 AM
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#38 (permalink)
| | Aiptasia Anemone
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| Re: Favorite Snail
Nassarius are mainly for detritus and will eat some brown algae. Turbos are much faster and more efficient when it comes to cleaning up algae. Turbos will pretty much eat any kind of algae. | |
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04-23-2004, 11:56 AM
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#39 (permalink)
| | Torch Coral
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| Re: Favorite Snail
which would u recommend? Aren't good also for stirring up your sand and keeping the phosphates low by eating the detrius. | |
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04-23-2004, 12:06 PM
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#40 (permalink)
| | Aiptasia Anemone
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| Re: Favorite Snail
I would recommend a little of both. Yes, the nassarius do stir in the sand and eat detritus keeping ammonia level at zero and the nitrate level as low as possible. The turbos are best for algae. | |
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