Recent content by JayS123

We have/ had live plants in our tank until we got snails. when we noticed the snails we did a 360 clean of the tank (boiled gravel, 100% water change, bleached the tank and did a bleach dip with the plants), this being said I REALLY don't want snails again so how long should I keep the plants in...

I did a whole clean of the tank. Threw out the ornament, boiled the gravel, bleached the plants and the whole tank, cleaned the filter completely with hot hot water and changed all the water. Should this have killed the snails? I know we're going to have to recycle the tank now so I will be...

I just ordered the copper sulfate to start treating my plants with in a separate tank. I've also ordered a whole new set of filter inserts.. I'll be emptying my tank completely and scrubbing everything and starting over! If I boil all my ornaments and rocks will that kill any snails or snail...

okay okay okay! I woke up this morning (Way too early) checked the tank and I saw NO snails! Could this mean I was able to pick them all (6 of them) out before they could reproduce?? I can't find anywhere that tells you how long it takes for them to mature but maybe you'll have an idea? the...

Thanks for all your advice! I'm going to wave it for tonight and see if any pop up tomorrow (haven't seen any since I took 6 out this morning) but what are the chances we have no more? I'll pull it all apart tomorrow and see what I find. It sucks, the pet store didn't tell me about snails.. AT...

With doing the scrub down would I have to clean and scrub the filter as well or would it be beneficial to keep the filter as is so it keeps the bacteria in it?

I just got back from the pet store and am very disappointed with the help or lack of that I got.. I was told the only way to get rid of them was to use Copper Sulfate in the tank. I have a clown plecostomus in the tank which are typically very sensitive to the Copper and will likely die. I've...

Thanks for the reply! They aren't the trumpet snails as their shells are not nearly as long or spiral as much.. They almost look like "pond snails" as one identification page suggested. Still not sure how to get rid of them but am headed to the petstore to find out!

I have noticed snails in the tank the past few days. I have live plants but they've been in the tank long before the snails started popping up! I've found 6 so far and have removed them from the tank. They are very small with spiral shells with dots on them. I've scared myself by reading about...