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[Michaeal-959]

Tank has been infected with the little suckers. Plants were growing good until I stopped in at ..... and they had 3 pots for $10 and they looked really good. Being a bargain hunter I thought why not. BIGGEST MISTAKE. They are everywhere and I have read they are near impossible to get rid of. I have decided I'm going to empty my tank and start again.... 300 bloody liters of ro water D: I'm going to ditch the plants and start from scratch.

So the question. Will drying the soil out in the sun kill the snails? I also want to take the soil out (ada) so I can put the powder stuff they recommend under it. I'm willing to do what it take to make this thing a piece of art.

Also I'm going to be getting discus and I was told that the trick is the filtration for discus. So I set up a sump now I have learnt sumps reduce the co2 levels and I'm loosing heaps of my injected co2 through the sump and am struggling to keep my pH down. So what's the best cannister filter? Avid are selling Aquis 2700 for $300. If that's good??

[Redevilz]

What powder stuff are you referring to?

[Kleinz]

What kind of snails are we talking about? Some are easier to get rid of than others.

[Michaeal-959]

Ramshorn snails I think :/
Something along the lines of these http://www.adaaust.c...e_additives.htm
Also I'm not 100% happy on the setup and would like to change it and also there is a weird hair looking algae that's blooming

[Kleinz]

Pretty much everything eats those. Stick a cichlid in there and they will all go

[Michaeal-959]

that's good news. Thank you. Do they lay eggs in soil?
I was getting really worried because all my plants were being ripped up.

[Bombshocked]

chemical treatment is the best from the start if you dont have any Fish, Ramshorns DO eat plants, i bet i know were you got the ramshorns....  did u get them from wangara

Edited by Sir_Anubias, 28 July 2014 - 02:58 AM.

[malawiman85]

Ramshorns are easy to get rid of... your hair algae is gonna be a bigger problem.
Also, you really should quarantine plants before adding them to your tank. There is a really good article about snails here.
http://www.perthcich...ail#entry294513

[dicky7]

if all the above fails put a couple of clown loaches in the tank make sure they are as young as possible

[Mattymak]

+1^

[Litheon]

What powder stuff are you referring to?

 

I believe the powder he is referring to is the ADA substrate additives, such as Bacter 100, Clear Super, Penac, Iron Bottom, etc. It is powder you put underneath / in between layers of, your substrate.

[ice]

Clown loaches or tandanus will destroy them!

[Mattymak]

I've always used loaches if i didnt want them haha but i dont keep planted tanks so i just leave them now and they clean  for me haha

[Michaeal-959]

I believe the powder he is referring to is the ADA substrate additives, such as Bacter 100, Clear Super, Penac, Iron Bottom, etc. It is powder you put underneath / in between layers of, your substrate.

Yes that's the stuff didn't really know what to call it and didn't want to list all of them and there are also other things if like to put under there.

So will cleaning out my tank and letting the soil dry in the sun kill the snails?

I got all my plants from a Kaine on here and everything was going sweet no snails at all then got the 4 pots from Waneroo way... Possibly a pet store in drovers....

Any ideas on the hair algae?

[kane29]

I can sort out the hair algae, got something for that (pm me for details). But if you want to get rid of large amounts of it, get a tooth brush and then start spinning it around near the hair algae and it will catch it and wind like spaghetti on a fork. Hair algae is very fixable, so dont stress about that. Snails on the other hand can become very frustrating, I usually drop a young loach or two in the tank and let them go to work!