sorry for transfering the post from "new hobby" to get more suggestion.
I have the problem to keep my snails, different kinds of snails, no one can last more than 3 weeks, whatever I acclimated them or not.
After My first post, I take the suggestions to monitor my copper, nitrate, salinity,ph.
My tank stable parameters:
Salinity: 1.025
copper:0
nitrate:0
PO4: none detectable, but I have the algae issue, I think I have PO4, but PO4 will not be harmful to snails, is it correct?
My tank unstable parameters:
CA: 420-450
ALK:9-11
PH: 8.15-8.3 (daytime and night)
Temp:79-81 DegF
Which one(s) killing my snails????
I have the nass snails, which I had no problem to keep them alive. I did try turbos, Margarita,Trochus,Astrea Snails.
I feed the brime shimpe every other day and there are algae all the time. BTW, I use RO/DI water from the beginning. I have used copper when I have a fish only tank which is my sump now, but it was long time ago and the tank has been empty and rinse at least five times. and the copper should kill any snails, not kill others instead of nass snails.
funny thing is , one of my nass hatched the eggs today, what should I do to keep the eggs? will the mom eat them?
I have the problem to keep my snails, different kinds of snails, no one can last more than 3 weeks, whatever I acclimated them or not.
After My first post, I take the suggestions to monitor my copper, nitrate, salinity,ph.
My tank stable parameters:
Salinity: 1.025
copper:0
nitrate:0
PO4: none detectable, but I have the algae issue, I think I have PO4, but PO4 will not be harmful to snails, is it correct?
My tank unstable parameters:
CA: 420-450
ALK:9-11
PH: 8.15-8.3 (daytime and night)
Temp:79-81 DegF
Which one(s) killing my snails????
I have the nass snails, which I had no problem to keep them alive. I did try turbos, Margarita,Trochus,Astrea Snails.
I feed the brime shimpe every other day and there are algae all the time. BTW, I use RO/DI water from the beginning. I have used copper when I have a fish only tank which is my sump now, but it was long time ago and the tank has been empty and rinse at least five times. and the copper should kill any snails, not kill others instead of nass snails.
funny thing is , one of my nass hatched the eggs today, what should I do to keep the eggs? will the mom eat them?