Snail Decomposition

[Markxc]

Not sure if this is the right forum for this but - anyone have any idea how long it takes lets say a 1 inch cerith snail to completely decompose? I've been having and algae outbreak and am pretty sure some dead snails have been causing it. I found a dead cerith half buried in the sand yesterday so i checked the tank at night to make sure my other ceriths were ok but nothing came out. pretty sure theyre all dead in the sand now.

 

[James M]

To answer your question, it depends on the CUC/tank. If the snails are dying that wouldn’t be causing algae to grow.

 

[Markxc]

sorry im still sort of new to this. I thought that dead snails turn into ammonia, nitrite, and then nitrate which would then fuel the algae?