EMERGENCY SNAIL DIED

[FlameangelLover]

I just had a turbo snail die in my tank and now the Po4 is 0.19 should I do an emergency water change or am I fine? It looked okay yesterday but it definitely died today

 

[Lavey29]

Snail passing didn't elevate phosphate and .19 is nothing to be concerned about. Just bring it down slowly with something like chemipure.

 

[Lavey29]

And for future, water changes do virtually nothing to lower phosphates because they are bond in your rocks and leach out.

 

[FlameangelLover]

And for future, water changes do virtually nothing to lower phosphates because they are bond in your rocks and leach out.

Oh I see okay thank you so much this makes me feel less concerned

 

[Lavey29]

Big snails dying can sometimes make the water stink for a little while but that's it usually. If your phosphate is going up, check for your input sources such as pellet or flakes foods.

 

[FlameangelLover]

Big snails dying can sometimes make the water stink for a little while but that's it usually. If your phosphate is going up, check for your input sources such as pellet or flakes foods.

I don’t think my phosphates are going up (I rarely test) I only have two baby clowns and 3 huge snails but I got them to clean up green hair algae during my ugly stage. I think they are starving because my sand and tanks looks clear from any algae and I’m at about the 1 year mark. I think I may just have a high Po4 tank. I also do weekly 15% water changes and run carbon (that smell was horrible)

 

[cdemoss01]

I don’t think my phosphates are going up (I rarely test) I only have two baby clowns and 3 huge snails but I got them to clean up green hair algae during my ugly stage. I think they are starving because my sand and tanks looks clear from any algae and I’m at about the 1 year mark. I think I may just have a high Po4 tank. I also do weekly 15% water changes and run carbon (that smell was horrible)

This is normal, I have snails die all the time. Just stay in and keep us posted. What size is your tank?

 

[FlameangelLover]

This is normal, I have snails die all the time. Just stay in and keep us posted. What size is your tank?

40gal breeder Two baby clowns and two big turbo snails (was 3 snails) and I run a HOB filter with carbon and I do weekly water changes and feed once a day. Don’t have many corals either but I have a few

 

[Lavey29]

I don’t think my phosphates are going up (I rarely test) I only have two baby clowns and 3 huge snails but I got them to clean up green hair algae during my ugly stage. I think they are starving because my sand and tanks looks clear from any algae and I’m at about the 1 year mark. I think I may just have a high Po4 tank. I also do weekly 15% water changes and run carbon (that smell was horrible)

My phosphate sits at .2 to .4

 

[cdemoss01]

40gal breeder Two baby clowns and two big turbo snails (was 3 snails) and I run a HOB filter with carbon and I do weekly water changes and feed once a day. Don’t have many corals either but I have a few

Interesting.. What brand is your HOB? What other media do you run?

 

[FlameangelLover]

Interesting.. What brand is your HOB? What other media do you run?

Penguin brand and pretty much just the two carbon cartridges

 

[cdemoss01]

Penguin brand and pretty much just the two carbon cartridges

Interesting.. if I were you I'd run some marineland blue filter floss.. good for catching gha. Also by penguin do you mean marineland?

 

[FlameangelLover]

Interesting.. if I were you I'd run some marineland blue filter floss.. good for catching gha. Also by penguin do you mean marineland?

Yes marineland also should I run something to remove Po4

 

[cdemoss01]

Yes marineland also should I run something to remove Po4

Not yet.. lets keep things on the downlow for now. Do you have a skimmer?

 

[FlameangelLover]

Not yet.. lets keep things on the downlow for now. Do you have a skimmer?

Yeah haven’t turned it on yet it’s just a simple hob skimmer

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Yeah, I have had snails die in my tank a lot, shouldn't affect your parameters all that much.