DesktopTankDiva
Aquarium Advice Regular
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- Oct 24, 2018
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Hi everyone,
I was lucky enough to obtain a chunk of sponge from a fish store to help cycle my new tank. I am concerned about snails though. I asked the salesperson if the tank was snail free and they assured me it was.
I have potassium permanganate to use as a dip for live plants before they go in my tank. Would I be killing all the beneficial bacteria if I dipped the sponge? I was excited to get the sponge to boost my cycling but am really concerned about potential snail eggs.
And nope...other fish or snails to kill the prolific snails is not an option since my tank is only 3.5 gallons.
Thanks for any info!
DesktopD
I was lucky enough to obtain a chunk of sponge from a fish store to help cycle my new tank. I am concerned about snails though. I asked the salesperson if the tank was snail free and they assured me it was.
I have potassium permanganate to use as a dip for live plants before they go in my tank. Would I be killing all the beneficial bacteria if I dipped the sponge? I was excited to get the sponge to boost my cycling but am really concerned about potential snail eggs.
And nope...other fish or snails to kill the prolific snails is not an option since my tank is only 3.5 gallons.
Thanks for any info!
DesktopD