How to protect skimmer from Trochus snails?

[RyanHoan]

Hello,

There are hundreds of tiny snails all over my tank, and for the 3rd time in a month, my skimmer is jammed. Do any of you put a sponge in front of your skimmer intake?

ugh I remember 4 months ago when I thought trochus spawning was cool .

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Do you have any pictures of the culprits? Sounds like you have a lot of collonista snails. As for you skimmer is you pump for it internal or external? I'm sure either way you can make a mesh screen to cover the impeller.

 

[RyanHoan]

Good idea. They are definitely baby trochus. I have hundreds of them.

 

[Silver14SS]

I use a overflow strainer and filed a slot in it to fit over the venturi.

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[RyanHoan]

Thanks for the tips!

To back track, my skimmer is in my sump. I use filter socks in the sump, but these darn babies get everywhere. I’ve been manually adding them back to my display whenever I see them.

 

[AlexG]

I would try to catch them out if you can't get a cover over the skimmer intake that does not impede its performance. I have had recent spawns of trochus snails and they like nori so you can put some on a clip in your sump to attract them for easy capture.