Yes Lenny that is what it looks like. It mostly happens to the larger snails. It is probably like mentioned, the bigger foot making it have more of a suction and the snails being sucked in. I have had to pull the snail (shredded) out of the intake. Not nice believe me. […]
I have lost a number of adult mystery snails to the intake filter. I have a fluval canister on the tank that this happened to and I had to put a sponge pre filter on it to avoid this problem. Pam
To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.comFrom: alambiet@yahoo.comDate: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 03:00:54 +0000Subject: [AquaticLife] Re: Snail […]
Start looking on craigslist, freecycle and other sources for cheap or free tanks and put this information in front of your Husband and have him start buying some tanks for these fish.
Walmart does sell a 55 gallon setup but it is about $160. +. Better to try and get some used tanks and new filters if […]
I think something was wrong with that snail… if it actually got stuck on the intake.. or maybe it was just trying to clean the inside of the strainer and got part of it’s foot caught.. like getting a finger caught in a crack and then it started to panic and got sick as a […]
hello everyone and happy new year!just asking a question re setting up some tanks that i purchased used. what is the best way, ie;to rise the gravel, clean the tank, and clean the filters. the stuff hasn’t been in water for a while. i wasn’t sure if i treat it thesame as buying it new […]
It’s mapped out and ready to be dug in March or so! It’s 12′ by 25, and 3′ deep, two waterfall features and an oriental style walkbridge over a narrower portion. I’m still going round and round with the designer about an area I want to do and he thinks I’m nuts. (I […]
Plexiglass… where you can make custom cut-outs for your filters, etc. This will also save you on water… in areas where water conservation is a concern… since any evaporation would collect on the plexiglass and drip back into the tank.
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By in front of I meant closest to the outtake on the filter, after re-reading my post I thought it may sound confusing.
Amber
Amber Berglund wrote: > > On a side note I thought I would let people know that the 10 gallon kits > that walmart sells now have a little “bio” insert in […]
On a side note I thought I would let people know that the 10 gallon kits that walmart sells now have a little “bio” insert in front of the normal cartridge so that you can just remove the carbon and not hurt your beneficial bacteria residing on the 2nd cartridge (looks like […]
I noticed awhile back that DFS has a contraption that hooks up to the back/side of the tank and will let out hatched brine shrimp periodically without adding any salt water to the tank, has anyone used this reliably? I considered getting one, but I’ve also seen home made hatcheries online […]