Turbo snails dying? Emergency situation?

[SteveMM62Reef]

Did your temperature go up, even slightly? A lot of Turbo Snails are Cold Water Snails, and our Aquarium Temperatures slowly cook them.

 

[Smithrz]

Like 5 ppm or .5 ppm?

5.0

 

[doubleshot00]

5.0

Like how is this even possible

 

[Smithrz]

Like how is this even possible

I honestly have no idea lol. I think maybe I was misreading the Salifert tests for a while. I find the blue so faint in them that it’s really difficult to gauge the reading. So it was likely just creeping up slowly and I had tested for a few weeks.

 

[twentyleagues]

Like how is this even possible

A long time ago in a reef far far away my phosphate registered on api which meant it was .25 or higher. In my case it was 2.0 for quite a few years.

 

[doubleshot00]

A long time ago in a reef far far away my phosphate registered on api which meant it was .25 or higher. In my case it was 2.0 for quite a few years.

Nuts. I thought .5 in my tank was crazy high and heard others had .8-.9.

 

[Smithrz]

5.0

Like how is this even possible

Sorry, my mistake! It’s been 0.5ppm, not 5.0ppm.

 

[doubleshot00]

Sorry, my mistake! It’s been 0.5ppm, not 5.0ppm.

Oh thats not that bad and wont kill turbos. Usually temp is a culprit. Turbos like hot water