Taking it down...

[waddwadd]

I have had a 90 gallon reef tank for a little over 2 years and had great success with it, until it got infected with dino-flagellates... It had a lot of coral, and looked extremely nice with the fish, but now most of the coral is to the point of no return, and what is good, i have vacated to another tank which hospitaled the corals until they are where they are now. I have decided to take everything out of the tank, and re-do it from scratch. I have 1 single fish still in the tank, as the others have died from ich/heater malfunction. I know how I am going to catch the fish, and where it will be moved, but my concerns are what do I do with all the snails that are still in the tank? I hate to kill them, but I have nowhere else to put them. Suggestions? Also I have some before/after pictures.
Sorry if the pictures do not work!

 

[Betta132]

Couldn't the snails go wherever you're putting the fish?
A large rubbermaid bucket with a couple of airstones and some nori would be a good holding tank for the snails, and it would also be good for holding any critters (micro-brittles, etc) you want to hang onto.

 

[waddwadd]

Giving the single fish to my grandma as a final filler fish for her tank, which is a melanarus wrasse. I could do that with the snails, but I'm not sure where I would put the tub, as the tank re-do is going to take a few weeks because I am in school. I'm 15 and a sophmore in high school, so hard to find a ton of time during the re-do. I'm also drying out the rock completely and reusing it.

 

[waddwadd]

And with some of the snail, I am keeping for my small 20 gallon tank, as its low, and a few to my grandma also, but i'd still have a bunch left over

 

[Betta132]

Maybe a LFS near you would take them? Or you could ask around if any reefers near you would like some free snails.
How many are you trying to get rid of?

 

[waddwadd]

The only LFS closed down about a year ago, nearest one is an hour away, and probably a good 20 - 40 snails... Just a rough estimate

 

[juniorrocketdad]

Where are you located

 

[waddwadd]

Southern Oklahoma

 

[Dr Colliebreath]

As others suggest, I would put them in a 5 gallon bucket with an airstone, a couple pieces of rock and a heater next to the tank you are redoing. Drop some pellets or nori in sometimes and top up for evaporation. They should be fine and not take up much space.

 

[waddwadd]

so just keep them in a bucket With: rock/heater/airstone for a month?

 

[juniorrocketdad]

That should be fine just do small water changes like once every two weeks, snails r tanks

 

[waddwadd]

lol, thanks! Also posted a new thread on a potential stocking list? I've begun taking it down already!

 

[Dr Colliebreath]

You might want to lay a piece of plastic or glass across the top to keep them from climbing out.

 

[waddwadd]

Caught the fish, drip acclimating to the new tank!