Hey guys, I've got a slight snail problem and I was wondering if there is anything I can get to kill them seeing as the tank is still without inhabitants. Any suggestions welcomed
Then you don't have the trouble of what to do with the assassin snail population! lolDwarf puffers!
Thanks for all the suggestions guys, clones suggestion was very effective and it seemed that the high co2 drove them to the surface and I just plucked them out, no sign of any today but I will have my tweezers at the readyHi, as you have no fauna in the tank but the snails...........blast the CO2 and all snails will come out of the water. Then collect them and make them soup can do that on your day off or something cause need to control the process......may have to repeat the process as tey are tough little creatures.
Thanks for the advice Tim, the melting began days before the light increase, would there be too much light in there already with just the 2x 36w hence the melting..,?nice tank vito, increased lighting will increase the plants demand for co2 and ferts so if you haven't increased these with the lights could explain the melt, a power head could help flow issues
Hi Vito,
Looks to be filling in nicely
I doubt that there will be too much light already, I seem to remember your unit is 12" above the water level, however now, especially with the increased lighting period, the melt could be highlighting a distribution or co2 concentration issue....you could try upping your injection rate.
I don't know much about the filter, but if you think it may be on the edge of being underpowered I'd maybe consider placing the co2 diffuser under the inlet. This way the larger bubbles which your concerned about will be 'mashed' up within the filter, and you won't have to add your inline diffuser which as you say may reduce flow further. I doubt in your minimalist, clean cut set up your going to want to add extra power heads, so it may be worth saving for an uprated filter if the issues persist...you can also sell the current one afterwards to recoup some funds
Cheerio,
Ady.
Thanks for the tips guys, I do have an eheim 2028 spare but when I originally installed it the bleeding thing leaked, I think it needs a new o'ring for the lid and when I tried taking the pipes off I snapped the fixture, looks like I'm going to have to order up some sparesThe filter will be very under powered for this tank, you could always add a powerhead but you will loose the clean look of the tank, but the HC will benefit from it
Thanks mate, I already have one but as Ady already mentioned I don't want to ruin the minimalist look so it looks like I will have to fork out around £30 for some spares.Do you come to Central London much? I have a couple of Koralias you could borrow to try out?
I only use the one filter in my tank nowadays hence I have a couple of Koralias spareEspecially MR. LD haha
i totally agree with this, amano seems to use minimal flow and c02 for that matter, but he also has decades of experience. I reckon he probably does a 100% water change every day with carbonated water Hell, look at James Marshalls nano and pico tanks, they run without filters sometimes, therefore there is no flow at all just extra water changes, maintenance etc, and most likely precise dosing regimes.I believe flow is a bit overvalued in UK forums. Good results may be well achieved with much less flow than people tend to take as a necessity. Especially MR. LD haha Look at amano tanks, he never uses anything but one filter.
With such minimal plant mass the filter must be well enough. The reason should be elsewhere. Do plants pearl?
Anyways if its minor melt I would not probably be worried to much especially if you can see new healthy growth, do you?