Dying snails

[Mmsetta]

Looking for anyone who has experienced this and overcome. Lately I cannot keep snails alive. Especially astria's. Here is my tank

36 bow
30lb live
Began nov 2013
Two ocellaris clowns
1 royal gramma
1 trumpet
1 xenia
1 bta
1 zoa
1 procillipora

Light- 55 led (white and blues and moons)
Amonnia 0
Nitrate 5
Nitrite 0
Ph 8.2
Phosphate 0

My snails will live for about two weeks. Then get visibly sick- notice they drupe off the glass, shells hang down. Then I find them tipped over

Have some nassarius snails that live. And two out of these Mexicans still alive. But I would say 10 out of 15 astria's have died.

Running a hob reef octopus m1000 and an mp10 wave maker.

Have had some cyano cycles and a bit of brown algae but only on my sand.

Sorry about the book, but reall want to get more snails. Tired of cleaning my glass

 

[Mmsetta]

Just read an old post. Could my "cyano" be dinoflagellates and could that be harmful to snails? I do see bubbles coming off my sand especially at night and morning

 

[Reefing Madness]

Snails require the proper calcium and alk levels in order to grow, and survive.

 

[NanaReefer]

Dino's.

 

[Mmsetta]

Pretty sure I'm dealing with Dino's. Lfs (good one with real high quality corals - Salty Critter, vermillion ohio) suggested doing a 20 g water change (tank is only 38g), then another 20 g change the next day to get rid of them. This seems like it would mess with my water Chemisty and cycle immensely. Anyone else have thoughts on this method?

 

[Reefing Madness]

https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/re...-almost-impossible-get-rid-have-you-beat.html

 

[mrcoffee2]

I would hold off as long as you can on a WC. Also do a 3 day blackout if its is really bad. They will eventually go away.

 

[SantaMonica]

Possibly salinity changes, from top off, evap, etc.

 

[Z06-Hec]

temp can be an issue with snails as well... I've read in a few places snails do not like higher temps...
I keep my tank between 74-76 and cooler if possible. i had 6 Giant Turbo snails, size of golf balls...
I was on vacation last week and temp went up to 79 and 2 died.