Inverts keep dying. HELP!

[Hallowhead]

Howdy,

I'm exhausted and I can't figure this debacle out. I keep losing snails, no matter what I do. I've tried multiple stores / sources. They're healthy for a week and then just lay dormant until they're dead. I just got a sea hare and it happened to him too. The only thing alive are hermits and my urchins.

I've added maybe 50 snails in last 2 months all dead!!

I tested for copper with an expired kit tonight and will get a non expired one soon but I'm at a loss.

I'm battling bad GHA and I can't win that either. I'm actually considering nuking tank and starting over.

 

[Yates273]

Not sure about snails, but for hair algae Vibrant was my go to and it worked like magic. I know they had the issue about lying about what it was but it did work. I know I lost 2 seahares when I was fighting hair algae. Vibrant was my last ditch effort since nothing else worked and it did!

 

[Hallowhead]

I've tried vibrant, and flucanazole, none of them did anything

 

[MadReefer]

If you have GHA then the cause is probably impacting your snails. You can try peroxide dosing for GHA, its a short term solution. Also, I went to Carbon dosing using Vodka and that has helped tremendously.

 

[Hallowhead]

If you have GHA then the cause is probably impacting your snails. You can try peroxide dosing for GHA, its a short term solution. Also, I went to Carbon dosing using Vodka and that has helped tremendously.

How did you go about carbon dosing ? I've been debating it for a while now

 

[MadReefer]

From Manta Systems.
Vodka dosing

 

[MadReefer]

I have an 80g tank with 30g sump and dose 3ml daily.

 

[nvladik]

Post a pic of the tank

 

[Hallowhead]

 

[Hallowhead]

From Manta Systems.
Vodka dosing

Is that like a pre packaged kit ?

 

[MadReefer]

Is that like a pre packaged kit ?

No. You buy a bottle of Vodka and use a chart similar to below. Note: you must adjust dosage based on alcohol content. This chart is for 80 proof Vodka but I use 40 proof so I dose more.

 

[nvladik]

@Hallowhead can you post a daytime pic without blue lights, I have a theory.

 

[Hallowhead]

@Hallowhead can you post a daytime pic without blue lights, I have a theory.

Best I have sitting at work

 

[Hallowhead]

No. You buy a bottle of Vodka and use a chart similar to below. Note: you must adjust dosage based on alcohol content. This chart is for 80 proof Vodka but I use 40 proof so I dose more.

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Do you manually dose or hook up to a brs dosed or something ?

And this helps mitigate algae and high nutrients ?

 

[MadReefer]

Do you manually dose or hook up to a brs dosed or something ?

And this helps mitigate algae and high nutrients ?

Right now I dose manually but will be setting up a doser. Yes, it reduces nutrients which in turn should reduce algae. Many articles about it on-line.

 

[nvladik]

@Hallowhead I am seeing what looks like dinos (brown slime, moving in non-perfect straight lines as they stick to each other). Many species of dinos are toxic, and would be responsible for snail deaths.

 

[Hallowhead]

I don't think it's dinos, but I've known to be wrong

 

[nvladik]

I could be wrong also. But this is what reminds me of Dinos.

 

[MadReefer]

Is it red and grows like an encrusting coral? If yes, and you can blow it off with a turkey baster it most likely Cyano. If yes, but doesn't come ff with a turkey baster I agree dinos.

 

[Hallowhead]

It's green, not red or brown. It does blow off with a turkey baster, but it's not bubbly or slimy like the typical dino appearance.