Looks like our nassarius snails have laid eggs in both our 7 and 2.5 gals. Unfortunately, I didn't realize this until I was half finished cleaning the inside glass in the 2.5 and began wondering what all those white bumps were. I finished the glass cleaning in the 2.5 but left the 7 alone. When I did clean the remaining glass in the 2.5, I did so lightly, but I still think I killed those eggs too
Today, I finished removal of the sandbed, LR, snails, etc. from the 7 gal to a just-new-yesterday 14 gal I've set up for the H. whitei horses we're receiving from Seanic tomorrow. Nothing remains in 7 except a dusting of sand, water, heater, lights and AquaClear Mini, and more nassarius snail eggs on the glass.
The 7 gal looks totally forlorn and barren except for those eggs that will hopefully develop into real snails. Before I knew about the snail eggs, I'd hoped to get some uncured rock later this week to restart the 7 into another nano reef. However, I'm now thinking the ammonia will kill the eggs, so it would be better to wait for the eggs to do what they're going to do. If they do become snails, I could remove them before adding the uncured rock. And even without anything in the tank, I would still very lightly feed it for the sake of the snail eggs.
Am I being too cautious by waiting to add the uncured rock, or should I add the rock anyway while the eggs are still there?
Any opinions are welcome. TIA.