Beverly |
02-19-2005 09:14 PM |
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Originally Posted by Azilla
Hmm well i was thinking some kind of strong wire brush???
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A wire brush will take off stuff the you will still like to have on the LR, such as coralline, and may not get to the bases of these snails. I would still go at each snail on each rock one at a time wuth something small, long and sharp.
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Originally Posted by Azilla
i mean there all over my overflow and pumps i cant control them i cut down on my feeding alot and still they spread.
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Man, that sucks :eek: I'm wondering if you have a smaller second tank to set up temporarily so you can do some serious work inside the tank itself without water running. That way none of what you scrape off will go back into your water column.
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Originally Posted by Azilla
So if i take the rock and scrape it good in a tub my fish should be ok for a while right??? ??????
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Yeah, your fish will be okay for a few hours with a heater and powerhead. But really, if you've got to scrape parts of your tank, it might be best to set up a second temp tank and do a serious clean.
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Originally Posted by Azilla
Ill fill a tub up with some sump water and scrub the rock in there. with a power head. I dunno im out of ideas anyone know of a fish that might enjoy these snails??????
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You won't need a powerhead in the tub if you are only scraping the rock in it. I wouldn't advise scraping the rock in the tub then putting the scraped rock into the tub. Too much opportunity for re-contamination from the snails you just scraped off.
IMO, have LOTS of NSW made. Make up a temp tank for the fish, corals, scraped rock, etc. and do the job right. PITA, I know, but will be well worth it in the long run.
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