Lost Trochus Snail

Cdavis66 · Nov 5, 2023

Hello,
I have a trochus snail that I cannot find. I Have a 21 gallon tank. If he perished will the ammonia spike be significant enough to kill everything? My tank is only 6 weeks old. All of the water parameters seem fine currently

TokenReefer · Nov 5, 2023

Cdavis66 said:
If he perished will the ammonia spike be significant enough to kill everything?

No, it shouldn't. I wonder where this concern comes from as I've seen others voice similar concerns/theories. A system would have to be tetering on the edge of disaster to not be able to absorb a snail death is my thoughts..and then you've got biggerm/other problems.. Is yours?

Cdavis66 · Nov 5, 2023

TokenReefer said:
No, it shouldn't. I wonder where this concern comes from as I've seen others voice similar concerns/theories. A system would have to be tetering on the edge of disaster to not be able to absorb a snail death is my thoughts..and then you've got biggerm/other problems.. Is yours?

No, it has been very stable adding a little magnesium and phosphate remover here and there.
ammonia and nitrite have been 0 for 3 weeks now and the ammonia went from 2 ppm to zero in 36 hours so I waited another week and added a few things. I am currently at the ugly stage which is why I got some snails. All of the nassarius snails have been fine but 2 of the trochus snails have already died must have not acclimated well and with another gone missing it makes me wonder. All of the corals and my yellow tail damsel seem to be doing very well.
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite:0 ppm
Nitrate: 4 ppm
KH: 9
PH: 8.1
Temp: 77-78F
Magnesium: 1320 ppm
Calcium: 400 ppm

Thank you for the quick reply.

Cdavis66 · Nov 5, 2023

Update: Lights went off and he finally came out. He’s doing alright. I hadn’t seen him for 3 days.

Gretchacha · Nov 6, 2023

just a quick note on adding magnesium - high magnesium can cause snail paralysis. If you are just adding magnesium, keep a close eye on your values, keep it under 1500.

Cdavis66 · Nov 6, 2023

Oh good to know! I have been keeping it below 1350.

exnisstech · Nov 6, 2023

TokenReefer said:
I wonder where this concern comes from as I've seen others voice similar concerns/theories.

From the internet I'm sure. It's overflowing with useless and false information with a just enough facts mixed in to make it useful if one is able to wade through the BS to get to the good stuff.

I've had so many things die in my tanks they should have been wiped out years ago

Cdavis66 · Nov 6, 2023

exnisstech said:
From the internet I'm sure. It's overflowing with useless and false information with a just enough facts mixed in to make it useful if one is able to wade through the BS to get to the good stuff.
I've had so many things die in my tanks they should have been wiped out years ago

Yep! I have no filter (brain filter) yet since I am new to the hobby...