TonyF
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I'm guessing under an hour. Active at first, then just roll over on the gravel.
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Tried that with the first batch, without success I'm afraid. Thanks for the suggestion, though.
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I'm pretty sure there are no hermit crabs. Also no antifungal dosing. I'm in the process of cleaning up the gravel with a siphon and then replacing the water a portion at a time. My temperature is around 78 F - no heater yet although I have an in-line which I will hook up to the eHeim when I can find a 5/8 to 12/16 converter. Your osmotic shock suggestion is an interesting one - they sure seemed dead but perhaps they weren't. Is it common for this to happen?
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Specific gravity is 1.023. River City Aquatics (where I buy the snails) says theirs is the same. There's also a fair amount of waste sitting on the gravel, which I'm trying to get rid of a section of a time now that I have my siphon working properly. I'm new to this game - should I be replacing the water at intervals?
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Sorry for the delay. In response: - tank was new - equipment (sump, eHeim canister filter, skimmer) was used - ph: 8.0 - NH3/NH4: 0 - NO2: <0.3 - kH: 6 Thanks for any input, and let me know if I should test anything else. - Tony
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I have a new setup - 65 gallon tank with a couple of clownfish and an angel in it. They've been living quite happily for three months now. However, every time I add snails, they don't last an hour. I put them in a rubbermaid, drip the water from my tank in it for two hours, but when I finally drop them in my tank they don't last long. My levels are all unremarkable, the water is circulated with a Mag 70 pump, and I keep the tank clean. Any ideas why they won't live? - Tony