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Offline JSellars

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Tank too clean?
« on: April 15, 2020, 11:19:22 »
Is there a such thing as too clean of a tank? My snails keep dying off, is it because I don’t feed very often? I broadcast feed once a week (25gal tank) and every 3 days I drop about 8 pellets in for my 2 clowns. Is there just not enough waste to keep the snails fed and alive? I started with 4 snails, they all died off within a couple months, so I added 6 more and they died off within about 3mo.


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Offline merlin3

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Re: Tank too clean?
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2020, 12:19:53 »
Just curious but why are you not feeding everyday? I used to do the once a day feeding but now have to feed twice at a minimum for the fish i have.

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Re: Tank too clean?
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2020, 14:49:09 »
I only have 2 clowns, so I just feed them every 2 or 3 days, then I do a broadcast feed for the corals on sundays.


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Re: Tank too clean?
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2020, 14:54:32 »
a cuc needs waste or algae to survive. so yes if the tank is sterile they will die.

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Re: Tank too clean?
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2020, 01:18:15 »
I agree with Justin. I feed every day multiple times. They are starving.

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Re: Tank too clean?
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2020, 18:05:28 »
yup feed some more

 

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