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Originally Posted by tprowse0804
I just read your quote on my other post with your offer to quarantine.
1.Do I need to do this if:
the water parameters are staying consistant
It wasn't a new tank, just a transfer with prob 50% new water.
2.I was sold 4 orange spotted turbo snails yesterday to supposedly clean this up. In 2 1/2 days, they haven't come out from under the sand. I fished one out to make sure he was still alive. Was I sold the wrong snails?
3. Is the running joke here reffering to using distilled water as opposed to tap water?
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It sounds like Babylonia Snails to me, I have a few of them. 4 of them probably won't make a massive impact on your sandbed unless your tank is small. Diatoms will work themselves out after they've consumed the available food, should balance out. Moving a tank disturbs the sand and kicks up a lot of stuff usually which will cause a mini-cycle.
Personally if you want a good sand surface cleaner look into a few conches, they're my favourite for cleaning up.