Snails in the filter
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Snails in the filter
When you have snails and they make their way up into your filter & mix in with the pot scrubbers, what do you do?
Replacing the floss is easy enough. But I can't replace the scrubbers as that would cause problems.
Thoughts?
Replacing the floss is easy enough. But I can't replace the scrubbers as that would cause problems.
Thoughts?
Sandman1969- Angel Fish
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Re: Snails in the filter
id leave them, they are just cleaning unneeded detritus from your filters.
vince0- Pleco Poster
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Re: Snails in the filter
Don't give that a second thought I pitch out at least 20 every time I clean a filter
the clean guy- Angel Fish
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Re: Snails in the filter
But wouldn't that start another cycle? If I pitched 20, the filter would start over again.
Sandman1969- Angel Fish
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Re: Snails in the filter
Sandman1969 wrote:But wouldn't that start another cycle? If I pitched 20, the filter would start over again.
The beneficial bacteria create the cycle not the snails, the snails have no role in that beyond producing a bit of ammonia.
Re: Snails in the filter
Sorry, thought he meant he pitches 20 scrubbers.
Sandman1969- Angel Fish
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Re: Snails in the filter
Sandman, I followed the same logic you did... I'm thinking I just pick out the snails if they are just sitting there and pop them in one of my tanks with lots of assassins.
Then, I followed the REAL meaning of "pitching them!"
Then, I followed the REAL meaning of "pitching them!"
nyleveiam- Veteran Member
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Re: Snails in the filter
I never planned it that way, but I have pond snails in my biofilters. They just hang out there trying to look cool. They don't bother anything.
Steve
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Re: Snails in the filter
Sandman1969 wrote:Sorry, thought he meant he pitches 20 scrubbers.



the clean guy- Angel Fish
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Re: Snails in the filter
the dirt guy wrote:Sandman1969 wrote:Sorry, thought he meant he pitches 20 scrubbers.![]()
Ha Ha how could I put twenty scrubbers in one filter
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Easily, if it's homemade like mine. I use a 10 gallon Rubbermaid plastic storage tote for my filter on the 130 gallon tank.
Sandman1969- Angel Fish
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Re: Snails in the filter
Sandman1969 wrote:Easily, if it's homemade like mine.
Yup,
Steve
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