Help me out here.

[tim the toolman]

So I am having issues with vermetted snails all over my rock and it has started to effect the happiness of my corals and the like. I am considering pulling all the live rock out of my tank and scrubbing the buggers off and giving the rock a quick rinse.
My question is. Does this help or hurt my system
Will I get a new cycle from removing the rock and giving it a scrub/rinse
Am I going to stress my fish out way too much. (I will remove the rock in sections not all at once)
I am already started at this so any help asap would be appreciated

[Proteus]

Take a chisel and break them Off at the base. Or fill syringe with boiling water and squeeze into tube

[Proteus]

You have peppermint shrimp

[tim the toolman]

I have peppermints but they don't touch em
Were talking about several thousand of these buggers on like 200+ lbs of live rock

[tim the toolman]

I just want to know if pulling my live rock out for a scrubbing will make my tank re cycle

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by tim the toolman

I just want to know if pulling my live rock out for a scrubbing will make my tank re cycle

no it wont if its not out of water long, just keep a bucket or 2 of tank water to dunk and rinse it in


however scrubbing them isnt going to do it they need to be broke at the base as they retract into there sells

[naesco]

Originally Posted by tim the toolman

So I am having issues with vermetted snails all over my rock and it has started to effect the happiness of my corals and the like. I am considering pulling all the live rock out of my tank and scrubbing the buggers off and giving the rock a quick rinse.
My question is. Does this help or hurt my system
Will I get a new cycle from removing the rock and giving it a scrub/rinse
Am I going to stress my fish out way too much. (I will remove the rock in sections not all at once)
I am already started at this so any help asap would be appreciated

I would remove them by hand near the corals that are effective.

Removal of the rock risks damaging the other critters on the rock which are beneficial.
In addition, you will risk stressing out the fish too much.
The more you stick your hands in the tank and the more disruption the higher risk of creating serious conditions.

Wayne

[tim the toolman]

Yah I got about half way through and called it quits. Too much stress and disruption.