Lazy Snails?

[yakiwb2]

So me and my buddy redid my tank about five weeks ago, due to a crazy hair algae that seemed unstoppable. Bought 30 more pounds of LR (60 pounds in a 58 gallon tank), new sand, and used DI water for the entire refill. I had replaced my M/H 10k bulb with a fresh one. Of couse I was waiting for the diatoms to start and was hoping the algae break in wouldn't be too much.

Unfortuneately the tank is right back where I started. Long hair algae, and crazy diatom and cyno bacteria everywhere. I Bought 10 astrea snails and 10 margerita snails to help combat the algae and they seem to be doing 2 things.

1. Dying (probably six or seven have become sand ornaments)

2. Sleeping.(thus not eating my algae!!!)

Any suggestions people? Thanks




[i hate algae!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ArghHHHHHHHH!!!!!! [/b]