kjreiniger
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I recently purchased a Clean Up Package through the internet. It contained about 100 assorted snails and 75 crabs. I acclimated over 1 1/2 hrs and then placed them into the tank with the lights out. The next day the crabs and snails had noticeably relocated throughout the tank. A few snails had remained in the same location. Some of my pre-existing hermits decided to start flipping over shells and by this morning (2 days later) they had 3 or 4 snails torn apart or emptied.
Now my candy cane coral, mushrooms, and 1-week old Anemone look withered or closed. Xenia, polyps, toadstool, are fine. Alk is 2.75 meq/L and Calcium is 420-430. Is it possible that these snails are causing a spike in nitrates of some sort?
The only recent things that I have changed are salt, from Instant Ocean to Reef Crystals and a slow decline of 2-part solution (from 15 mL each/day to every other day).
Any other experiences with snails dying off causing havoc within the tank??????
Now my candy cane coral, mushrooms, and 1-week old Anemone look withered or closed. Xenia, polyps, toadstool, are fine. Alk is 2.75 meq/L and Calcium is 420-430. Is it possible that these snails are causing a spike in nitrates of some sort?
The only recent things that I have changed are salt, from Instant Ocean to Reef Crystals and a slow decline of 2-part solution (from 15 mL each/day to every other day).
Any other experiences with snails dying off causing havoc within the tank??????