Sugar dosing

Reeferdood · Jul 17, 2018

I’m leaning towards something like copper killing inverts..
I never acclimate them, why since they come in a bag with a paper towel?...
Very low mortality rate too..

jda · Jul 17, 2018

Inverts do not live on water "nutrients..." snails live on algae and hermits live on algae and other carbon-rich leftover food. Super high N and P can kill inverts.

I would not dose carbon, but if you do, sugar is fine... it is cheap, pure and easy to add. People like to nit about which is better than the other, but they are were about the same when I dosed in my FOWLR.

cracker · Jul 17, 2018

Thanks jda I was about to say this. Also I understand shipped snail have a different acclimation. I have never ordered them so not up on the steps.

Justyn kot · Jul 17, 2018

I never put any copper in my tank can it just appear?

Justyn kot · Jul 17, 2018

jda said:
Inverts do not live on water "nutrients..." snails live on algae and hermits live on algae and other carbon-rich leftover food. Super high N and P can kill inverts.

I would not dose carbon, but if you do, sugar is fine... it is cheap, pure and easy to add. People like to nit about which is better than the other, but they are were about the same when I dosed in my FOWLR.

what does N and P stand for?

Reeferdood · Jul 17, 2018

Justyn kot said:
what does N and P stand for?

Nitrates and Phosphate

sweendog87 · Jul 18, 2018

Could it be a mantis snatching them in the night
Have you heard snapping or clicking noises coming from the tank

Justyn kot · Jul 18, 2018

sweendog87 said:
Could it be a mantis snatching them in the night
Have you heard snapping or clicking noises coming from the tank

No I haven't

ZachR32 · Jul 18, 2018

At this point I would suggest running a poly filter and some fresh carbon. Maybe something is in the water. Next time you try again I would use a drip acclimation just to see if maybe it was the acclimation method. What fish do you have in the tank?

Justyn kot · Jul 18, 2018

ZachR32 said:
At this point I would suggest running a poly filter and some fresh carbon. Maybe something is in the water. Next time you try again I would use a drip acclimation just to see if maybe it was the acclimation method. What fish do you have in the tank?

I have 2 clowns 2 damsels and a cardinal. I am going to try drip acclamation next. Also I will to look into a poly filter